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Barbara Flynn

Barbara Flynn

Birthday: 1948-08-05 | Place of Birth: Hastings, East Sussex, England, UK

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"

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2022
2013
The Christmas Candle

as    Lady Camdon

2013
Pat & Cabbage

as    Pat

2012
Cheerful Weather for the Wedding

as    Aunt Bella

2012
Jet! When Britain Ruled the Skies

as    Herself - Narrator

2011
Just Henry

as    Mrs Beaumont

2010
Burlesque Fairytales

as    Mrs. Argyle

2010
My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding

as    Narrator (voice)

2009
A Lion Called Christian

as    Self - Narrator(voice)

2009
The Queen

as    The Queen

2008
The Marchioness Disaster

as    Eileen Dallaglio

2007
Christmas at the Riviera

as    Rita

2006
Miss Potter

as    Helen Potter

2006
Cracker: Nine Eleven

as    Judith Fitzgerald

2005
Malice Aforethought

as    Julia Bickleigh

2005
Malice Aforethought

as    Julia Bickleigh

2005
Elizabeth I

as    Mary Queen of Scots

2003
Hornblower: Duty

as    Mrs. Mason

2003
2003
2002
The Forsyte Saga

as    Emily Forsyte

2001
Lorna Doone

as    Sarah Ridd

2000
Lorna Doone

as    Sarah Ridd

1999
You're Dead...

as    Prof. Corner