Sabina Franklyn

Sabina Franklyn
Born	Elizabeth Sabina Franklyn (1954-09-15) 15 September 1954 London, England, UK
Occupation	Actress
Spouse(s)	John Challis (m. 1983–85) (divorced)

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.

TV and filmography

Filmography
Year	Title	Role	Notes
2015	Count Arthur Strong	Eileen	Series 2, Episode 2: The Day the Clocks Went Back
2010	Now Retired	Sylvia Horn	short
2010	Doctors	Una Phillips	Episode: Rock-a-Bye Baby
2009–10	Coronation Street	Eve Wilson
2001	Love in a Cold Climate	Second Twitterer
2000	Hearts and Bones	Harriet	Episode: There is a Light That Never Goes Out
1992	Covington Cross	Brittany	Episode: Blinded Passions
1990	The Upper Hand	Zoe Trubshaw	Episode: Who's Who
1989	Boon	Merrily Curtis	Episode: Don't Buy from Me, Argentina
1988	All Creatures Great and Small	Susan Vaughan	Episode: ...The Healing Touch
1986	The Worst Witch	Miss Spellbinder
1985–86	Full House	Marsha Hatfield
1985	Agatha Christie's Miss Marple: The Moving Finger	Joanna Burton
1983	Terry and June	Liz	Episode: Thanks for the Memory
1983	The Kenny Everett Television Show	Various
1982	The Curious Case of Santa Claus	Barbara
1981–83	Keep It in the Family	Jacqui Rush
1981	Byron: A Personal Tour
1981	Mike Yarwood in Persons		Series 4, Episode 2
1981	When the Boat Comes In	Imogen Lorrimer
1980	Strangers	Sophy	Episode: You Can't Win Them All
1980	Blakes 7	Chesil	Episode: Moloch
1980	Pride and Prejudice	Miss Jane Bennet
1979–82	Kelly Monteith
1979	Fawlty Towers	Quentina	Episode: Basil the Rat
1978	Return of the Saint	Linda	Episode: Signal Stop
1978	Happy Ever After	Beryl	Episode: The More We are Together
1975	Anne of Avonlea	Philippa Gordon
1974	Masquerade	Maid	Episode: May We Come In?
1960	The Big Day	Minor Role	uncredited

External links

• Sabina Franklyn at the Internet Movie Database