
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1954-09-15
Place of Birth
London, England
Sabina Franklyn
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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.
Known For

Fawlty Towers
as Quentina

Midsomer Murders
as Elaine Bennet

All Creatures Great and Small
as Susan Vaughan

Blake's 7
as Chesil

The Worst Witch
as Miss Spellbinder

Miss Marple: The Moving Finger
as Joanna Burton

Pride and Prejudice
as Jane Bennet

Terry and June
as Liz

Return of the Saint
as Linda

Miss Marple
as Joanna Burton