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Barbara Flynn
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…
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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"
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2025
Secrets of the Royals: Births, Marriages and Deaths
TV show Narrator
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2023
Beyond Paradise
TV show Anne Lloyd
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2022
Diana: The Curse of the Spencers
Movie Narrator
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2022
1978: The Winter of Discontent
Movie Narrator
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2020
Kate & Koji
TV show Councillor Lavinia Bone
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2018
Killing Eve
TV show Julia
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2016
The Durrells
TV show Aunt Hermione
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2014
1864
TV show Queen Victoria
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2013
The Christmas Candle
Movie Lady Camdon
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2013
Pat & Cabbage
TV show Pat
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2013
The Flying Scotsman: A Rail Romance
Movie Narrator (Voice)
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2012
Cheerful Weather for the Wedding
Movie Aunt Bella
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2012
Jet! When Britain Ruled the Skies
TV show Herself - Narrator
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2011
Just Henry
Movie Mrs Beaumont
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2011
Death in Paradise
TV show Patti Grenson
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2011
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
TV show Self - Participant
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2011
The Borgias
TV show Isabella
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2010
My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding
TV show Narrator (voice)
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2010
Burlesque Fairytales
Movie Mrs. Argyle
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2009
The Queen
TV show The Queen
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2009
Moving On
TV show Carol
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2009
A Lion Called Christian
Movie Self - Narrator(voice)
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2008
The Marchioness Disaster
Movie Eileen Dallaglio
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2007
Christmas at the Riviera
Movie Rita
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2007
Cranford
TV show Mrs Jamieson
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2007
Guarding The Queen
TV show Narrator
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2006
Miss Potter
Movie Helen Potter
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2006
Cracker: Nine Eleven
Movie Judith Fitzgerald
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2006
The Line of Beauty
TV show Sally Tipper
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2005
The 7/7 Bombers: A Psychological Investigation
Movie Voice
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2005
Elizabeth I
TV show Mary Queen of Scots
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2005
Malice Aforethought
TV show Julia Bickleigh
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2005
The Queen's Castle
TV show Narrator (Voice)
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2005
Doctor Who
TV show Awsok
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2004
He Knew He Was Right
TV show Mrs French
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2004
Sea of Souls
TV show Lt Col Petra Summers
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2003
George Orwell: A Life In Pictures
Movie Narrator
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2003
Rosalind Franklin: DNA's Dark Lady
Movie Narrator
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2003
Hornblower: Duty
Movie Mrs. Mason
