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Barbara Flynn

Barbara Flynn

Actor · Born 1948-08-05 · Hastings, East Sussex, England, UK

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Biography

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"

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Doctor Who (2005) — Awsok
  2. Killing Eve (2018) — Julia
  3. Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989) — Mrs Allerton
  4. Miss Potter (2006) — Helen Potter
  5. The Borgias (2011) — Isabella
  6. Death in Paradise (2011) — Patti Grenson
  7. Inspector Morse (1987) — Monica Height
  8. The Durrells (2016) — Aunt Hermione
  9. Cracker (1993)
  10. Silent Witness (1996) — Carol Fisher
  11. Elizabeth I (2005) — Mary Queen of Scots
  12. Britannia Hospital (1982) — Private Nurse
  13. Open All Hours (1976) — The Milk Woman
  14. Beyond Paradise (2023) — Anne Lloyd
  15. Cranford (2007) — Mrs Jamieson
  16. Cheerful Weather for the Wedding (2012) — Aunt Bella
  17. 1864 (2014) — Queen Victoria
  18. The Christmas Candle (2013) — Lady Camdon
  19. The Forsyte Saga (2002) — Emily Forsyte
  20. The Inspector Lynley Mysteries (2002) — Maureen Finnegan
  21. Hornblower: Loyalty (2003) — Mrs. Mason
  22. Wives and Daughters (1999) — Miss Browning
  23. Hornblower: Duty (2003) — Mrs. Mason
  24. Hornblower (1998) — Mrs Mason
  25. The Escort (1999) — Kim's Mother
  26. The Line of Beauty (2006) — Sally Tipper
  27. Lorna Doone (2001) — Sarah Ridd
  28. Maigret (1992)
  29. He Knew He Was Right (2004) — Mrs French
  30. My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding (2010) — Narrator (voice)
  31. Kate & Koji (2020) — Councillor Lavinia Bone
  32. Christmas at the Riviera (2007) — Rita
  33. Murder in Mind (2001) — Grace Fisher
  34. You're Dead... (1999) — Prof. Corner
  35. Malice Aforethought (2005) — Julia Bickleigh
  36. Moving On (2009) — Carol
  37. Play for Today (1970) — Monica Potter
  38. The Beiderbecke Tapes (1987) — Jill Swinburne
  39. The Beiderbecke Affair (1985) — Jill Swinburne
  40. A Lion Called Christian (2009) — Self - Narrator(voice)