Barbara Flynn
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- August 5, 1948
- Birthplace
- 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
Open All Hours: Inside Out 2026
as Self
Diana: The Curse of the Spencers 2022
as Narrator
- 1978: The Winter of Discontent
1978: The Winter of Discontent 2022
as Narrator
The Christmas Candle 2013
as Lady Camdon
The Flying Scotsman: A Rail Romance 2013
as Narrator (Voice)
Cheerful Weather for the Wedding 2012
as Aunt Bella
Just Henry 2011
as Mrs Beaumont
Burlesque Fairytales 2010
as Mrs. Argyle
A Lion Called Christian 2009
as Self - Narrator(voice)
- The Marchioness Disaster
The Marchioness Disaster 2008
as Eileen Dallaglio
Christmas at the Riviera 2007
as Rita
Miss Potter 2006
as Helen Potter
Cracker: Nine Eleven 2006
as Judith Fitzgerald
- The 7/7 Bombers: A Psychological Investigation
The 7/7 Bombers: A Psychological Investigation 2005
as Voice
George Orwell: A Life In Pictures 2003
as Narrator
Rosalind Franklin: DNA's Dark Lady 2003
as Narrator
Hornblower: Duty 2003
as Mrs. Mason
Hornblower: Loyalty 2003
as Mrs. Mason
- Night Flight
Night Flight 2002
as Moira
Lorna Doone 2001
as Sarah Ridd
The Escort 1999
as Kim's Mother
You're Dead... 1999
as Prof. Corner
The Man Who Would Be Kubrick 1999
as Self - Narrator
King Lear 1998
as Goneril
Dear Nobody 1998
as Chris' Mother
The Vanishing Man 1997
as Me Jeffries
Quick Change 1990
as Hostage
- Benefactors
Benefactors 1989
as Jane
Bosses From Hell 1989
Actor
Season's Greetings 1986
as Belinda
- Day To Remember
Day To Remember 1986
as Judy
A Mother Like Him 1982
as Jill
Britannia Hospital 1982
as Private Nurse
No Visible Scar 1981
as Margaret Hanson
Standing in for Henry 1980
as Heather
Love on a Gunboat 1977
as Monica Potter
The Flight Fund 1975
as Angie
Credits from TMDB.