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
2025
2023
- Beyond Paradise as Anne Lloyd
2022
- 1978: The Winter of Discontent as Narrator
- Diana: The Curse of the Spencers 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
- Pat & Cabbage as Pat
- 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
- The Borgias as Isabella
- Celebrity Antiques Road Trip as Self - Participant
- 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
- A Lion Called Christian as Self - Narrator(voice)
2008
- 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
- Sea of Souls as Lt Col Petra Summers
- He Knew He Was Right as Mrs French
2003
- Hornblower: Duty as Mrs. Mason
- Hornblower: Loyalty as Mrs. Mason
- 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
- Lorna Doone as Sarah Ridd
- Perfect as Imogen
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
- The Vanishing Man as Dr Jeffries
- The Vanishing Man as Me Jeffries
1996
- Silent Witness as Carol Fisher
1994
- Chandler & Co as Dee Tate
1993
1992
1991
- Performance as Goneril
- Joshua Jones
1989
- Agatha Christie's Poirot as Mrs Allerton
- Bosses From Hell
- Benefactors
1988
- The Beiderbecke Connection as Jill Swinburne
1987
- Inspector Morse as Monica Height
- The Beiderbecke Tapes as Jill Swinburne
1986
- A Very Peculiar Practice as Dr Rose Marie
- Day To Remember as Judy
- Season's Greetings as Belinda
1985
- The Beiderbecke Affair as Jill Swinburne
1982
- The Barchester Chronicles as Mary Bold
- Britannia Hospital as Private Nurse
- A Mother Like Him as Jill
- The New Adventures of Lucky Jim as Joanna Lassiter
1981
- No Visible Scar as Margaret Hanson
1980
- 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
- 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