1. - Julia Sawala, Asbsolutely Fabulous, TV, 1992-2005. After Horrocks tested for Saffron, creator-star Jennifer Saunders felt she’d be better as her (re-written) assistant, Bubbles. And despite just their ten-year age difference, Julia (from Hornblower and Jonathan Creek) became Saunder’s long-suffering daughter, Saffy.