Barbara Flynn

Barbara Flynn

8/5/1948 (77 years old)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"

Filmography (89 titles)

Open All Hours: Inside OutMovie

Open All Hours: Inside Out

2026

Secrets of the Royals: Births, Marriages and DeathsShow

Secrets of the Royals: Births, Marriages and Deaths

Narrator · 2025

Beyond Paradise6.9Show

Beyond Paradise

Anne Lloyd · 2023

Diana: The Curse of the SpencersMovie

Diana: The Curse of the Spencers

Narrator · 2022

Movie

1978: The Winter of Discontent

Narrator · 2022

Kate & Koji6.0Show

Kate & Koji

Councillor Lavinia Bone · 2020

Killing Eve7.9Show

Killing Eve

Julia · 2018

The Durrells7.4Show

The Durrells

Aunt Hermione · 2016

18646.3Show

1864

Queen Victoria · 2014

The Christmas Candle5.9Movie

The Christmas Candle

Lady Camdon · 2013

Pat & CabbageShow

Pat & Cabbage

Pat · 2013

The Flying Scotsman: A Rail Romance8.5Movie

The Flying Scotsman: A Rail Romance

Narrator (Voice) · 2013

Cheerful Weather for the Wedding5.4Movie

Cheerful Weather for the Wedding

Aunt Bella · 2012

Jet! When Britain Ruled the SkiesShow

Jet! When Britain Ruled the Skies

Herself - Narrator · 2012

Just Henry6.6Movie

Just Henry

Mrs Beaumont · 2011

Death in Paradise7.5Show

Death in Paradise

Patti Grenson · 2011

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip6.0Show

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

Self - Participant · 2011

The Borgias7.6Show

The Borgias

Isabella · 2011

My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding4.8Show

My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding

Narrator (voice) · 2010

Burlesque Fairytales5.6Movie

Burlesque Fairytales

Mrs. Argyle · 2010

The Queen7.0Show

The Queen

The Queen · 2009

Moving On7.3Show

Moving On

Carol · 2009

A Lion Called Christian7.0Movie

A Lion Called Christian

Self - Narrator(voice) · 2009

5.5Movie

The Marchioness Disaster

Eileen Dallaglio · 2008

Christmas at the Riviera4.2Movie

Christmas at the Riviera

Rita · 2007

Cranford8.1Show

Cranford

Mrs Jamieson · 2007

Guarding The QueenShow

Guarding The Queen

Narrator · 2007

Miss Potter6.6Movie

Miss Potter

Helen Potter · 2006

Cracker: Nine Eleven7.0Movie

Cracker: Nine Eleven

Judith Fitzgerald · 2006

The Line of Beauty6.7Show

The Line of Beauty

Sally Tipper · 2006