Barbara Flynn


Barbara Flynn is an English actress. She first came to prominence playing Freda Ashton in the ITV drama series A Family at War. She went on to play the milk woman in the BBC comedy Open All Hours, Jill Swinburne in The Beiderbecke Trilogy, Dr. Rose Marie in the BBC series A Very Peculiar Practice, Judith Fitzgerald in the ITV drama Cracker, and Mrs. Jamieson in Cranford. In her own words, she tends to play "feisty, strong women".

Personal life

Flynn was born in St Leonards-on-Sea, Sussex. Her Irish father, Dr James McMurray, was a pathologist. Her mother was Joy Crawford Hurst. Flynn attended St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Hastings. She then trained at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama before appearing in repertory theatre.
Flynn married television producer and science writer Jeremy Taylor in 1982. They have a son, Linus born in 1990. Taylor died on 17 October 2017.

Filmography

Film

Television

Narration

In addition to her acting work, Flynn has provided voice-overs for numerous TV documentaries, including:
Flynn appeared in the Birmingham Repertory Theatre production of Pythagoras in 1976. This was a new play by Danny Abse. In 2016 she appeared in the world premiere production of Elegy at the Donmar Warehouse.