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Barbara Flynn is an English actress. She first came to prominence playing Freda Ashton in the ITV drama series A Family at War (1970–72). She went on to play the milk woman in the BBC comedy Open All Hours (1981–85), Jill Swinburne in The Beiderbecke Trilogy (1985–88), Dr. Rose Marie in the BBC series A Very Peculiar Practice (1986–88), Judith Fitzgerald in the ITV drama Cracker (1993–95), and Mrs. Jamieson in Cranford (2007–09). In her own words, she tends to play "feisty, strong women".
Birth Name
Barbara Jay McMurray
Born
Thursday, 05 August 1948
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Morse and the Last Endeavour | Narrator | 2023 |
| Beyond Paradise | Anne Lloyd | 2023 |
| Midsomer Murders - 25 Years of Mayhem | Millie Bullard | 2022 |
| Love Your Weekend with Alan Titchmarsh | Self | 2020 |
| Kate & Koji | Councillor Lavinia Bone / Councillor Bone | 2020 |
| Killing Eve | Julia | 2018 |
| The Durrells | Aunt Hermione | 2016 |
| 1864 | Dronning Victoria | 2014 |
| Permission Impossible: Britain's Planners | Self - Narrator | 2014 |
| The Christmas Candle | Lady Camdon | 2013 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Morse and the Last Endeavour | Narrator | 2023 |
| Beyond Paradise | Anne Lloyd | 2023 |
| Midsomer Murders - 25 Years of Mayhem | Millie Bullard | 2022 |
| Love Your Weekend with Alan Titchmarsh | Self | 2020 |
| Kate & Koji | Councillor Lavinia Bone / Councillor Bone | 2020 |
| Killing Eve | Julia | 2018 |
| The Durrells | Aunt Hermione | 2016 |
| 1864 | Dronning Victoria | 2014 |
| Permission Impossible: Britain's Planners | Self - Narrator | 2014 |
| The Christmas Candle | Lady Camdon | 2013 |
| Countdown to Murder | Self - Narrator | 2013 |
| Pat & Cabbage | Pat | 2013 |
| The Flying Scotsman: A Rail Romance | Self - Narrator / Narrator (Voice) | 2013 |
| Hillsborough: The Search for Truth | Narrator | 2012 |
| Jet! When Britain Ruled the Skies | Self - Narrator | 2012 |
| Cheerful Weather for the Wedding | Aunt Bella | 2012 |
| Just Henry | Mrs Beaumont | 2011 |
| Death in Paradise | Patti Grenson | 2011 |
| Celebrity Antiques Road Trip | Self | 2011 |
| The Borgias | Isabella | 2011 |
| My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding | Narrator / Narrator (voice) | 2011 |
| Burlesque Fairytales | Mrs Argyle / Mrs. Argyle | 2010 |
| The Queen | The Queen | 2009 |
| Moving On | Carol | 2009 |
| The Story of the Costume Drama | Herself | 2008 |
| Christmas at the Riviera | Rita | 2007 |
| Cranford | Mrs Jamieson / Mrs. Jamieson | 2007 |
| The Restaurant | Self - Narrator | 2007 |
| The Marchioness Disaster | Eileen Dallaglio | 2007 |
| Queen Camilla | Self - Narrator | 2007 |
| You Don't Know You're Born | Self - narrator | 2007 |
| Miss Potter | Helen Potter | 2006 |
| A New Terror | Judith Fitzgerald | 2006 |
| The Line of Beauty | Sally Tipper | 2006 |
| Elizabeth I | Mary Queen of Scots | 2005 |
| Malice Aforethought | Julia Bickleigh | 2005 |
| Doctor Who | Tecteun / Awsok | 2005 |
| Sea of Souls | Lt Col Petra Summers | 2004 |
| Sweet Medicine | Jane Frampton | 2003 |
| George Orwell: A Life in Pictures | Self - Narrator / Narrator | 2003 |
| New Tricks | Carole Milburn | 2003 |
| Hornblower: Duty | Mrs. Mason | 2003 |
| Hornblower: Loyalty | Mrs. Mason | 2003 |
| Timeshift | Herself - Narrator (voice) | 2002 |
| When Pat Phoenix Met Tony Booth | Self / Narrator | 2002 |
| The Forsyte Saga | Emily | 2002 |
| Murder in Mind | Grace Fisher | 2001 |
| The Inspector Lynley Mysteries | Maureen Finnegan | 2001 |
| Lorna Doone | Sarah Ridd | 2000 |
| Wives and Daughters | Miss Browning | 1999 |
| The Escort | Kim's Mother | 1999 |
| You're Dead... | Prof. Corner / Professor Corner | 1999 |
| Midsomer Murders | Millie Bullard | 1997 |
| Dalziel and Pascoe | Narrator of TV Documentary | 1996 |
| Silent Witness | Carol Fisher | 1996 |
| Cracker | Judith Fitzgerald | 1993 |
| Maigret | Madame Maigret | 1992 |
| Performance | Goneril | 1991 |
| Quick Change | Hostage | 1990 |
| Poirot | Mrs Allerton | 1989 |
| The Beiderbecke Connection | Jill Swinburne | 1988 |
| The Beiderbecke Tapes | Jill Swinburne | 1987 |
| Inspector Morse | Monica Height | 1987 |
| Season's Greetings | Belinda | 1986 |
| A Very Peculiar Practice | Dr. Rose Marie / Rose Marie | 1986 |
| Boon | Sheila Green | 1986 |
| The Beiderbecke Affair | Jill Swinburne | 1985 |
| The Barchester Chronicles | Mary Bold | 1982 |
| The New Adventures of Lucky Jim | Joanna Lassiter | 1982 |
| Britannia Hospital | Private Nurse | 1982 |
| Second Chance | Sarah Fletcher | 1981 |
| Juliet Bravo | 1980 | |
| The Gentle Touch | Sandy | 1980 |
| Keep It in the Family | Marlene | 1980 |
| Murder Most English: A Flaxborough Chronicle | Pauline Sutton | 1977 |
| Open All Hours | The Milk Woman | 1976 |
| Couples | Sally Mackworth | 1975 |
| BBC2 Playhouse | Heather | 1974 |
| Centre Play | Angie | 1973 |
| Play for Today | Monica Potter / Margaret Hanson / Jill | 1970 |
| A Family at War | Freda Ashton / Freda MacKenzie / Freda MacKenzie née Ashton | 1970 |
| Horizon | Self - Narrator / Narrator | 1964 |
