Person Details
Birthday:
Aliases: Barbara Joy McMurray
Gender: Female
Place of birth: Hastings, East Sussex, England, UK
Homepage: https://www.curtisbrown.co.uk/client/barbara-flynn
Movie Involvements: 25
TV Involvements: 34
Most Famous Work
Biography
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"
Most Famous Work
Doctor Who
(2005) AwsokAgatha Christie's Poirot
(1989) Mrs AllertonThe Inspector Lynley Mysteries
(2002) Maureen FinneganKilling Eve
(2018) JuliaPlay for Today
(1970) Margaret HansonInspector Morse
(1987) Monica HeightCracker
(1993) JudithCranford
(2007) Self/Miss JamiesonActing
Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
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2023 | Anne Lloyd | |
Anne | ||
2022 | Narrator | |
Narrator | ||
2018 | Julia | |
2016 | Aunt Hermione | |
2014 | Queen Victoria | |
2013 | Lady Camdon | |
Pat | ||
Narrator (Voice) | ||
2012 | Aunt Bella | |
Herself - Narrator | ||
2011 | Mrs Beaumont | |
Patti Grenson | ||
Self - Participant | ||
2010 | Narrator (voice) | |
Mrs. Argyle | ||
2009 | The Queen | |
Carol | ||
2008 | Eileen Dallaglio | |
2007 | Rita | |
Mrs Jamieson | ||
Self/Miss Jamieson | ||
2006 | Helen Potter | |
Judith Fitzgerald | ||
Sally Tipper | ||
2005 | Voice | |
Mary Queen of Scots | ||
Julia Bickleigh | ||
Narrator (Voice) | ||
Awsok | ||
2004 | Mrs. French | |
Lt Col Petra Summers | ||
2003 | Narrator | |
Narrator | ||
Mrs. Mason | ||
Mrs. Mason | ||
2002 | Maureen Finnegan | |
N/A | ||
Moira | ||
2001 | Imogen | |
Grace Fisher | ||
Sarah Ridd | ||
2000 | Sarah Ridd | |
1999 | Miss Browning | |
Kim's Mother | ||
Prof. Corner | ||
Self - Narrator | ||
1998 | Mrs Mason | |
Goneril | ||
Chris' Mother | ||
1997 | N/A | |
Me Jeffries | ||
1994 | N/A | |
1993 | N/A | |
Judith Fitzgerald | ||
Judith | ||
1992 | N/A | |
1991 | N/A | |
Goneril | ||
1989 | Mrs Allerton | |
N/A | ||
N/A | ||
1988 | Jill Swinburne | |
1987 | Jill Swinburne | |
Monica Height | ||
1986 | Belinda | |
Judy | ||
Rose Marie | ||
1985 | Jill Swinburne | |
1982 | Jill | |
Mary Bold | ||
Joanna Lassiter | ||
Private Nurse | ||
1981 | Margaret Hanson | |
1980 | Heather | |
1977 | Monica Potter | |
1976 | N/A | |
1975 | Angie | |
1970 | Monica Potter | |
Jill | ||
Margaret Hanson | ||
Freda Ashton | ||
Year | Character | Movie/Tv |