Barbara Flynn

Barbara Flynn

Acting
Born 1948-08-05 Hastings, East Sussex, England, UK 89 credits
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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"
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Filmography — top 60 of 89
Acting 58 credits
Doctor Who
Doctor Who
2005 · 79% · Awsok
Death in Paradise
Death in Paradise
2011 · 77% · Patti Grenson
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989 · 76% · Mrs Allerton
Play for Today
Play for Today
1970 · Monica Potter, Margaret Hanson, Jill
Silent Witness
Silent Witness
1996 · 77% · Carol Fisher
Killing Eve
Killing Eve
2018 · 78% · Julia
Inspector Morse
Inspector Morse
1987 · 80% · Monica Height
Playhouse
Playhouse
1974 · Heather
The Borgias
The Borgias
2011 · 78% · Isabella
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
2011 · Self - Participant
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
2002 · Maureen Finnegan
Beyond Paradise
Beyond Paradise
2023 · 72% · Anne Lloyd
The Durrells
The Durrells
2016 · ★ 7.4 · Aunt Hermione
Performance
Performance
1991 · Goneril
Cracker
Cracker
1993 · 81% · Judith Fitzgerald, Judith
Moving On
Moving On
2009 · Carol
Hornblower
Hornblower
1998 · 79% · Mrs Mason
Centre Play
Centre Play
1973 · Angie
Cranford
Cranford
2007 · 78% · Mrs Jamieson
Murder in Mind
Murder in Mind
2001 · Grace Fisher
The Forsyte Saga
The Forsyte Saga
2002 · Emily Forsyte, Emily
Open All Hours
Open All Hours
1976 · 77% · The Milk Woman
Miss Potter
Miss Potter
2006 · 68% · Helen Potter
Wives and Daughters
Wives and Daughters
1999 · 76% · Miss Browning
1864
1864
2014 · 67% · Queen Victoria
Chandler & Co
Chandler & Co
1994 · Dee Tate
Sea of Souls
Sea of Souls
2004 · Lt Col Petra Summers
The Line of Beauty
The Line of Beauty
2006 · Sally Tipper
A Very Peculiar Practice
A Very Peculiar Practice
1986 · Dr Rose Marie
Elizabeth I
Elizabeth I
2005 · ★ 7.2 · Mary Queen of Scots
He Knew He Was Right
He Knew He Was Right
2004 · 67% · Mrs French
The Queen
The Queen
2009 · The Queen
Lorna Doone
Lorna Doone
2000 · Sarah Ridd
Murder Most English: A Flaxborough Chronicle
Murder Most English: A Flaxborough Chronicle
1977 · Pauline Sutton
The Barchester Chronicles
The Barchester Chronicles
1982 · Mary Bold
A Family at War
A Family at War
1970 · Freda MacKenzie, Freda Ashton
The Vanishing Man
The Vanishing Man
1997 · Dr Jeffries
The Beiderbecke Affair
The Beiderbecke Affair
1985 · Jill Swinburne
Cheerful Weather for the Wedding
Cheerful Weather for the Wedding
2012 · ★ 5.4 · Aunt Bella
Kate & Koji
Kate & Koji
2020 · Councillor Lavinia Bone
Malice Aforethought
Malice Aforethought
2005 · Julia Bickleigh
Pat & Cabbage
Pat & Cabbage
2013 · Pat
The Beiderbecke Connection
The Beiderbecke Connection
1988 · Jill Swinburne
Secrets of the Royals: Births, Marriages and Deaths
Secrets of the Royals: Births, Marriages and Deaths
2025 · Narrator
My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding
My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding
2010 · Narrator (voice)
The Beiderbecke Tapes
The Beiderbecke Tapes
1987 · Jill Swinburne
Britannia Hospital
Britannia Hospital
1982 · ★ 6.2 · Private Nurse
Just Henry
Just Henry
2011 · Mrs Beaumont
The Justice Game
The Justice Game
1989 · Eleanor Goodchild
Hornblower: Loyalty
Hornblower: Loyalty
2003 · Mrs. Mason
The Escort
The Escort
1999 · Kim's Mother
Hornblower: Duty
Hornblower: Duty
2003 · Mrs. Mason
The Christmas Candle
The Christmas Candle
2013 · 52% · Lady Camdon
Lorna Doone
Lorna Doone
2001 · Sarah Ridd
Perfect
Perfect
2001 · Imogen
King Lear
King Lear
1998 · Goneril
The New Adventures of Lucky Jim
The New Adventures of Lucky Jim
1982 · Joanna Lassiter
Jet! When Britain Ruled the Skies
Jet! When Britain Ruled the Skies
2012 · Herself - Narrator
Other credits 2 credits
Maigret
Maigret
1992 · 72%
Joshua Jones
Joshua Jones
1991
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