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 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
Open All Hours: Inside Out
Open All Hours: Inside Out
Diana: The Curse of the Spencers
as Narrator
Diana: The Curse of the Spencers
as Narrator
1978: The Winter of Discontent
as Narrator
1978: The Winter of Discontent
as Narrator
The Christmas Candle
as Lady Camdon
The Christmas Candle
as Lady Camdon
The Flying Scotsman: A Rail Romance
as Narrator (Voice)
The Flying Scotsman: A Rail Romance
as Narrator (Voice)
Cheerful Weather for the Wedding
as Aunt Bella
Cheerful Weather for the Wedding
as Aunt Bella
Just Henry
as Mrs Beaumont
Just Henry
as Mrs Beaumont
Burlesque Fairytales
as Mrs. Argyle
Burlesque Fairytales
as Mrs. Argyle
A Lion Called Christian
as Self - Narrator(voice)
A Lion Called Christian
as Self - Narrator(voice)
The Marchioness Disaster
as Eileen Dallaglio
The Marchioness Disaster
as Eileen Dallaglio
Christmas at the Riviera
as Rita
Christmas at the Riviera
as Rita
Miss Potter
as Helen Potter
Miss Potter
as Helen Potter
Cracker: Nine Eleven
as Judith Fitzgerald
Cracker: Nine Eleven
as Judith Fitzgerald
The 7/7 Bombers: A Psychological Investigation
as Voice
The 7/7 Bombers: A Psychological Investigation
as Voice
George Orwell: A Life In Pictures
as Narrator
George Orwell: A Life In Pictures
as Narrator
Rosalind Franklin: DNA's Dark Lady
as Narrator
Rosalind Franklin: DNA's Dark Lady
as Narrator
Hornblower: Duty
as Mrs. Mason
Hornblower: Duty
as Mrs. Mason
Hornblower: Loyalty
as Mrs. Mason
Hornblower: Loyalty
as Mrs. Mason
Lorna Doone
as Sarah Ridd
Lorna Doone
as Sarah Ridd
The Escort
as Kim's Mother
The Escort
as Kim's Mother
You're Dead...
as Prof. Corner
You're Dead...
as Prof. Corner
King Lear
as Goneril
King Lear
as Goneril
Dear Nobody
as Chris' Mother
Dear Nobody
as Chris' Mother
The Vanishing Man
as Me Jeffries
The Vanishing Man
as Me Jeffries
Benefactors
Benefactors
Bosses From Hell
Bosses From Hell
Day To Remember
as Judy
Day To Remember
as Judy
A Mother Like Him
as Jill
A Mother Like Him
as Jill
Britannia Hospital
as Private Nurse
Britannia Hospital
as Private Nurse
No Visible Scar
as Margaret Hanson
No Visible Scar
as Margaret Hanson
Standing in for Henry
as Heather
Standing in for Henry
as Heather
The Flight Fund
as Angie
The Flight Fund
as Angie