Sabina Franklyn

Biography

Elizabeth Sabina Franklyn (born 15 September 1954) is an English actress, and the daughter of William Franklyn and Margo Johns. Franklyn attended the independent Queen's Gate School and acted on stage with repertory theatres before her television appearances. She appeared in the ITV sitcoms Keep It in the Family and Full House and was also in the final episode of Fawlty Towers, as well as various episodes of When the Boat Comes In, All Creatures Great and Small, Terry and June and Boon. She has also guest-starred in the Doctor Who audio dramas, Bang-Bang-a-Boom! and Situation Vacant. In November 2009, she played the role of Eve Wilson in Coronation Street. In earlier years she played Joanna Burton in the 1985 TV film Marple: The Moving Finger and in an adaption of Jane Austen's novel Pride and Prejudice as Jane Bennet in 1980. Franklyn also appeared in Central Independent Television's 1986 Halloween film The Worst Witch alongside Charlotte Rae, Diana Rigg, Fairuza Balk and Tim Curry. She was formerly married to actor John Challis, of Only Fools and Horses fame.

Movies & TV Shows

1. Fawlty Towers (1975) — Quentina
2. Midsomer Murders (1997) — Elaine Bennet
3. Blake's 7 (1978) — Chesil
4. All Creatures Great and Small (1978) — Susan Vaughan
5. The Worst Witch (1986) — Miss Spellbinder
6. Miss Marple: The Moving Finger (1985) — Joanna Burton
7. Pride and Prejudice (1980) — Jane Bennet
8. Terry and June (1979) — Liz
9. Return of the Saint (1978) — Linda
10. The Upper Hand (1990) — Zoe Trubshaw
11. Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened (2009) — Quentina
12. Keep It in the Family (1980)
13. Strangers (1978) — Sophy
14. Happy Ever After (1974) — Beryl
15. Open Air (1986)
16. Full House (1985) — Marsha Hatfield
17. The Curious Case Of Santa Claus (1982) — Barbara
18. The Modern World: Ten Great Writers (1988) — (voice)