
Barbara Flynn
Barbara Joy Flynn (born 5 August 1948) is an English actress. She first came to prominence playing Freda Ashton in the ITV drama series A Family at War (1970–1972). She went on to play the milk woman in the BBC comedy Open All Hours (1976–1985), Jill Swinburne in The Beiderbecke Trilogy (1985–1988), Dr. Rose Marie in the BBC series A Very Peculiar Practice (1986–1988), Judith Fitzgerald in the ITV drama Cracker (1993–1995), and Mrs. Jamieson in Cranford (2007–2009). In 2021, she appeared in Doctor Who: Flux as Tecteun, a founder of Time Lord society and The Doctor's adopted mother. Starting in 2023, she acted in Beyond Paradise, playing the mother of the detective's girlfriend. This included some episodes in 2024 where she was reunited with Peter Davison, her A Very Peculiar Practice co-star. In her own words, she tends to play "feisty, strong women"
Known For
Credits
- 2023 · Beyond Paradise as Anne Lloyd
- 2023 · Beyond Paradise as Anne
- 2022 · Diana: The Curse of the Spencers as Narrator
- 2022 · 1978: The Winter of Discontent as Narrator
- 2018 · Killing Eve as Julia
- 2016 · The Durrells as Aunt Hermione
- 2014 · 1864 as Queen Victoria
- 2013 · The Christmas Candle as Lady Camdon
- 2013 · Pat & Cabbage as Pat
- 2013 · The Flying Scotsman: A Rail Romance as Narrator (Voice)
- 2012 · Cheerful Weather for the Wedding as Aunt Bella
- 2012 · Jet! When Britain Ruled the Skies as Herself - Narrator
- 2011 · Just Henry as Mrs Beaumont
- 2011 · Death in Paradise as Patti Grenson
- 2011 · Celebrity Antiques Road Trip as Self - Participant
- 2010 · My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding as Narrator (voice)
- 2010 · Burlesque Fairytales as Mrs. Argyle
- 2009 · The Queen as The Queen
- 2009 · Moving On as Carol
- 2009 · A Lion Called Christian as Self - Narrator(voice)
- 2008 · The Marchioness Disaster as Eileen Dallaglio
- 2007 · Christmas at the Riviera as Rita
- 2007 · Cranford as Mrs Jamieson
- 2007 · Cranford as Self/Miss Jamieson
- 2006 · Miss Potter as Helen Potter
- 2006 · Cracker: Nine Eleven as Judith Fitzgerald
- 2006 · The Line of Beauty as Sally Tipper
- 2005 · The 7/7 Bombers: A Psychological Investigation as Voice
- 2005 · Elizabeth I as Mary Queen of Scots
- 2005 · Malice Aforethought as Julia Bickleigh
- 2005 · The Queen's Castle as Narrator (Voice)
- 2005 · Doctor Who as Awsok
- 2004 · He Knew He Was Right as Mrs. French
- 2004 · Sea of Souls as Lt Col Petra Summers
- 2003 · George Orwell: A Life In Pictures as Narrator
- 2003 · Rosalind Franklin: DNA's Dark Lady as Narrator
- 2003 · Hornblower: Duty as Mrs. Mason
- 2003 · Hornblower: Loyalty as Mrs. Mason
- 2002 · The Inspector Lynley Mysteries as Maureen Finnegan
- 2002 · The Forsyte Saga as
- 2002 · Night Flight as Moira
- 2001 · Perfect as Imogen
- 2001 · Murder in Mind as Grace Fisher
- 2001 · Lorna Doone as Sarah Ridd
- 2000 · Lorna Doone as Sarah Ridd
- 1999 · Wives and Daughters as Miss Browning
- 1999 · The Escort as Kim's Mother
- 1999 · You're Dead... as Prof. Corner
- 1999 · The Man Who Would Be Kubrick as Self - Narrator
- 1998 · Hornblower as Mrs Mason
- 1998 · King Lear as Goneril
- 1998 · Dear Nobody as Chris' Mother
- 1997 · The Vanishing Man as
- 1997 · The Vanishing Man as Me Jeffries
- 1994 · Chandler & Co. as
- 1993 · Cracker as
- 1993 · Cracker as Judith Fitzgerald
- 1993 · Cracker as Judith
- 1992 · Maigret as
- 1991 · Joshua Jones as
- 1991 · Performance as Goneril
- 1989 · Agatha Christie's Poirot as Mrs Allerton
- 1989 · Benefactors as
- 1989 · Bosses From Hell as
- 1988 · The Beiderbecke Connection as Jill Swinburne
- 1987 · The Beiderbecke Tapes as Jill Swinburne
- 1987 · Inspector Morse as Monica Height
- 1986 · Season's Greetings as Belinda
- 1986 · Day To Remember as Judy
- 1986 · A Very Peculiar Practice as Rose Marie
- 1985 · The Beiderbecke Affair as Jill Swinburne
- 1982 · A Mother Like Him as Jill
- 1982 · The Barchester Chronicles as Mary Bold
- 1982 · The New Adventures of Lucky Jim as Joanna Lassiter
- 1982 · Britannia Hospital as Private Nurse
- 1981 · No Visible Scar as Margaret Hanson
- 1980 · Standing in for Henry as Heather
- 1977 · Love on a Gunboat as Monica Potter
- 1976 · Open All Hours as
- 1975 · The Flight Fund as Angie
- 1970 · Play for Today as Monica Potter
- 1970 · Play for Today as Margaret Hanson
- 1970 · Play for Today as Jill
- 1970 · A Family at War as Freda Ashton