Barbara Flynn

About

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"

Known for

Death in ParadiseSeries • 2011Doctor WhoSeries • 2005Agatha Christie's PoirotSeries • 1989Silent WitnessSeries • 1996Play for TodaySeries • 1970Killing EveSeries • 2018PlayhouseSeries • 1974Beyond ParadiseSeries • 2023Inspector MorseSeries • 1987Dalziel and PascoeSeries • 1996The BorgiasSeries • 2011PerformanceSeries • 1991Moving OnSeries • 2009The Inspector Lynley MysteriesSeries • 2002CrackerSeries • 1993The DurrellsSeries • 2016Centre PlaySeries • 1973HornblowerSeries • 1998Murder in MindSeries • 2001CranfordSeries • 2007The Forsyte SagaSeries • 2002MaigretSeries • 1992Miss PotterMovie • 2006Open All HoursSeries • 1976