
Barbara Flynn
- Date of Birth: 1948-08-05
- Place of Birth: Hastings, East Sussex, England, UK
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 woma... 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"

A Lion Called Christian
Documentary • 2009 March

He Knew He Was Right
Drama • 2004 April

The Beiderbecke Affair
Comedy, Drama • 1985 January

Hornblower
Drama, War & Politics, Action & Adventure • 1998 October

Sea of Souls
Drama, Mystery • 2004 February

Doctor Who
Action & Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy • 2005 March

The Durrells
Drama, Comedy, Family • 2016 April

Death in Paradise
Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery • 2011 October

Wives and Daughters
Drama • 1999 November

The Beiderbecke Connection
Drama, Comedy • 1988 November