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Barbara Flynn | |
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.jpg) Flynn in 2006 | |
| Born | Barbara Joy McMurray 5 August 1948 St Leonards-on-Sea, Sussex, England |
| Alma mater | Guildhall School of Music and Drama |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1970–present |
| Spouse |
Jeremy Taylor
(m. 1982; died 2017) |
| Children | 1 |
Barbara Flynn (born Barbara Joy McMurray, 5 August 1948) is an English actress.[1] She first came to prominence playing Freda Ashton in the ITV drama series A Family at War (1970–1972).[2] 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).[1] 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".[3]
- ^ a b "Barbara Flynn". BFI. Archived from the original on 3 October 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- ^ "BFI Screenonline: Family at War, A (1970-72)". www.screenonline.org.uk. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- ^ "BBC – Press Office – Sea of Souls Barbara Flynn". BBC. 8 December 2004. Retrieved 5 November 2017.