Barbara Flynn
Born: 1948-08-05 in Hastings, East Sussex, England, UK
Known For: Acting
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"
Filmography
2026
- Open All Hours: Inside Out as Self
2025
2023
- Beyond Paradise as Anne Lloyd
2022
- Diana: The Curse of the Spencers as Narrator
- 1978: The Winter of Discontent as Narrator
2020
- Kate & Koji as Councillor Lavinia Bone
2018
- Killing Eve as Julia
2016
- The Durrells as Aunt Hermione
2014
- 1864 as Queen Victoria
2013
- Pat & Cabbage as Pat
- The Christmas Candle as Lady Camdon
- The Flying Scotsman: A Rail Romance as Narrator (Voice)
2012
- Cheerful Weather for the Wedding as Aunt Bella
- Jet! When Britain Ruled the Skies as Herself - Narrator
2011
- Death in Paradise as Patti Grenson
- Celebrity Antiques Road Trip as Self - Participant
- The Borgias as Isabella
- Just Henry as Mrs Beaumont
2010
- My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding as Narrator (voice)
- Burlesque Fairytales as Mrs. Argyle
2009
- Moving On as Carol
- The Queen as The Queen
- Return to Cranford as The Honourable Mrs Jamieson
- A Lion Called Christian as Self - Narrator(voice)
2008
- 10 Days to War as Clare Short
- The Marchioness Disaster as Eileen Dallaglio
2007
- Cranford as Mrs Jamieson
- Christmas at the Riviera as Rita
- Guarding The Queen as Narrator
2006
- The Line of Beauty as Sally Tipper
- Miss Potter as Helen Potter
- Cracker: Nine Eleven as Judith Fitzgerald
2005
- Doctor Who as Awsok
- Elizabeth I as Mary Queen of Scots
- Malice Aforethought as Julia Bickleigh
- The Queen's Castle as Narrator (Voice)
- The 7/7 Bombers: A Psychological Investigation as Voice
2004
- New Tricks as Carole Milburn
- Sea of Souls as Lt Col Petra Summers
- He Knew He Was Right as Mrs French
2003
- Hornblower: Loyalty as Mrs. Mason
- Hornblower: Duty as Mrs. Mason
- Sweet Medicine as Jane Frampton
- George Orwell: A Life In Pictures as Narrator
- Rosalind Franklin: DNA's Dark Lady as Narrator
2002
- The Inspector Lynley Mysteries as Maureen Finnegan
- The Forsyte Saga as Emily Forsyte
- Night Flight as Moira
2001
- Murder in Mind as Grace Fisher
- Perfect as Imogen
- Lorna Doone as Sarah Ridd
2000
- Lorna Doone as Sarah Ridd
1999
- Wives and Daughters as Miss Browning
- The Escort as Kim's Mother
- You're Dead... as Prof. Corner
- The Man Who Would Be Kubrick as Self - Narrator
1998
- Hornblower as Mrs Mason
- King Lear as Goneril
- Dear Nobody as Chris' Mother
1997
- Midsomer Murders as Millie Bullard
- The Vanishing Man as Dr Jeffries
- The Vanishing Man as Me Jeffries
1996
- Silent Witness as Carol Fisher
- Dalziel and Pascoe as TV Documentary Narrator
1994
- Chandler & Co as Dee Tate
1993
1992
- Maigret as Madame Maigret
1991
- Performance as Goneril
- Joshua Jones as Daphne Peacock / Fiona Cashmore / Dakasha Karia / Sharon Cope (voices)
1990
- Quick Change as Hostage
1989
- Agatha Christie's Poirot as Mrs Allerton
- The Justice Game as Eleanor Goodchild
- Bosses From Hell
- Benefactors as Jane
1988
- The Beiderbecke Connection as Jill Swinburne
1987
- Inspector Morse as Monica Height
- The Beiderbecke Tapes as Jill Swinburne
1986
- Boon as Sheila Green
- A Very Peculiar Practice as Dr Rose Marie
- Season's Greetings as Belinda
- Day To Remember as Judy
1985
- Theatre Night as Jane
- The Beiderbecke Affair as Jill Swinburne
1982
- The Barchester Chronicles as Mary Bold
- The New Adventures of Lucky Jim as Joanna Lassiter
- Britannia Hospital as Private Nurse
- A Mother Like Him as Jill
1981
- Maybury as Dorothy Kemp
- Second Chance as Sarah Fletcher
- The Bagthorpe Saga as Sue
- The Last Song as Shirley
- No Visible Scar as Margaret Hanson
1980
- The Gentle Touch as Sandy
- Keep It in the Family as Marlene
- Standing in for Henry as Heather
1977
- Murder Most English: A Flaxborough Chronicle as Pauline Sutton
- Love on a Gunboat as Monica Potter
1976
- Open All Hours as The Milk Woman
1975
- Couples as Sally Mackworth
- The Flight Fund as Angie
1974
- Playhouse as Heather
1973
- Centre Play as Angie
1970
- Play for Today as Monica Potter
- A Family at War as Freda MacKenzie
1962
- Z-Cars as Jane Wardle