Barbara Flynn
Acting
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"
Cheerful Weather for the Wedding
as Aunt Bella
Age 64 (now 77)
The Flying Scotsman: A Rail Romance
as Narrator (Voice)
Age 64 (now 77) Cheerful Weather for the Wedding
as Aunt Bella
Age 64 (now 77)
The 7/7 Bombers: A Psychological Investigation
as Voice
Age 57 (now 77)
George Orwell: A Life In Pictures
as Narrator
Age 54 (now 77)
Rosalind Franklin: DNA's Dark Lady
as Narrator
Age 54 (now 77)
Secrets of the Royals: Births, Marriages and Deaths
as Narrator
Age 77
Jet! When Britain Ruled the Skies
as Herself - Narrator
Age 64 (now 77)
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
as Self - Participant
Age 63 (now 77)
My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding
as Narrator (voice)
Age 61 (now 77)
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
as Maureen Finnegan
Age 53 (now 77)
The Beiderbecke Connection
as Jill Swinburne
Age 40 (now 77)
The New Adventures of Lucky Jim
as Joanna Lassiter
Age 34 (now 77)
Murder Most English: A Flaxborough Chronicle
as Pauline Sutton
Age 28 (now 77)
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Also Known As
Barbara Joy McMurray
IMDB
nm0283409