
Barbara Flynn
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"
30
Films
51
TV Shows
Known For
81 Credits
Doctor Who
as Awsok
2005

Agatha Christie's Poirot
as Mrs Allerton
1989

Death in Paradise
as Patti Grenson
2011

Silent Witness
as Carol Fisher
1996

Play for Today
as Monica Potter
1970

Play for Today
as Margaret Hanson
1970

Play for Today
as Jill
1970

Killing Eve
as Julia
2018

Inspector Morse
as Monica Height
1987

Playhouse
as Heather
1974

The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
as Maureen Finnegan
2002

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
as Self - Participant
2011