Barbara Flynn
Known for Acting · 87 credits
- Born
- 1948-08-05 (age 77)
- Place of birth
- Hastings, East Sussex, England, UK
- Also known as
- Barbara Joy McMurray
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"
Known For
TV Shows (51)
Doctor Who
2005
as Awsok
Death in Paradise
2011
as Patti Grenson
Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989
as Mrs Allerton
Silent Witness
1996
as Carol Fisher
Play for Today
1970
as Monica Potter / Margaret Hanson / Jill
Inspector Morse
1987
as Monica Height
Playhouse
1974
as Heather
Killing Eve
2018
as Julia
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
2011
as Self - Participant
The Borgias
2011
as Isabella
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
2002
as Maureen Finnegan
Beyond Paradise
2023
as Anne Lloyd
Performance
1991
as Goneril
Cracker
1993
as Judith Fitzgerald
Moving On
2009
as Carol
The Durrells
2016
as Aunt Hermione
Murder in Mind
2001
as Grace Fisher
Hornblower
1998
as Mrs Mason
Cranford
2007
as Mrs Jamieson
The Forsyte Saga
2002
as Emily Forsyte
Maigret
1992
Centre Play
1973
as Angie
A Very Peculiar Practice
1986
as Dr Rose Marie
Open All Hours
1976
as The Milk Woman
Wives and Daughters
1999
as Miss Browning
Lorna Doone
2000
as Sarah Ridd
Sea of Souls
2004
as Lt Col Petra Summers
The Queen
2009
as The Queen
1864
2014
as Queen Victoria
The Line of Beauty
2006
as Sally Tipper
He Knew He Was Right
2004
as Mrs French
The Barchester Chronicles
1982
as Mary Bold
Elizabeth I
2005
as Mary Queen of Scots
The Beiderbecke Affair
1985
as Jill Swinburne
Chandler & Co
1994
as Dee Tate
Murder Most English: A Flaxborough Chronicle
1977
as Pauline Sutton
The Vanishing Man
1997
as Dr Jeffries
A Family at War
1970
as Freda MacKenzie / Freda Ashton
The Beiderbecke Tapes
1987
as Jill Swinburne
Kate & Koji
2020
as Councillor Lavinia Bone
The New Adventures of Lucky Jim
1982
as Joanna Lassiter
Pat & Cabbage
2013
as Pat
Malice Aforethought
2005
as Julia Bickleigh
My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding
2010
as Narrator (voice)
Perfect
2001
as Imogen
The Beiderbecke Connection
1988
as Jill Swinburne
Joshua Jones
1991
Jet! When Britain Ruled the Skies
2012
as Herself - Narrator
Secrets of the Royals: Births, Marriages and Deaths
2025
as Narrator
The Queen's Castle
2005
as Narrator (Voice)
Guarding The Queen
2007
as Narrator
Movies (36)
Miss Potter
2006
as Helen Potter
Night Flight
2002
as Moira
Burlesque Fairytales
2010
as Mrs. Argyle
The Escort
1999
as Kim's Mother
Lorna Doone
2001
as Sarah Ridd
Britannia Hospital
1982
as Private Nurse
Christmas at the Riviera
2007
as Rita
Cheerful Weather for the Wedding
2012
as Aunt Bella
The Christmas Candle
2013
as Lady Camdon
Cracker: Nine Eleven
2006
as Judith Fitzgerald
Hornblower: Loyalty
2003
as Mrs. Mason
Hornblower: Duty
2003
as Mrs. Mason
The Flying Scotsman: A Rail Romance
2013
as Narrator (Voice)
Just Henry
2011
as Mrs Beaumont
King Lear
1998
as Goneril
Bosses From Hell
1989
The Vanishing Man
1997
as Me Jeffries
Standing in for Henry
1980
as Heather
You're Dead...
1999
as Prof. Corner
Dear Nobody
1998
as Chris' Mother
Open All Hours: Inside Out
2026
Season's Greetings
1986
as Belinda
Benefactors
1989
Day To Remember
1986
as Judy
No Visible Scar
1981
as Margaret Hanson
The Marchioness Disaster
2008
as Eileen Dallaglio
The Man Who Would Be Kubrick
1999
as Self - Narrator
George Orwell: A Life In Pictures
2003
as Narrator
1978: The Winter of Discontent
2022
as Narrator
Diana: The Curse of the Spencers
2022
as Narrator
Love on a Gunboat
1977
as Monica Potter
A Lion Called Christian
2009
as Self - Narrator(voice)
A Mother Like Him
1982
as Jill
The 7/7 Bombers: A Psychological Investigation
2005
as Voice
The Flight Fund
1975
as Angie
Rosalind Franklin: DNA's Dark Lady
2003
as Narrator
About 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 s… With 87 credits spanning from 1970 to 2026, Barbara Flynn has appeared in 36 films and 51 TV shows.
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Most Popular Barbara Flynn Movies
- Miss Potter (2006) — as Helen Potter
- Night Flight (2002) — as Moira
- Burlesque Fairytales (2010) — as Mrs. Argyle
- The Escort (1999) — as Kim's Mother
- Lorna Doone (2001) — as Sarah Ridd
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