Barbara Jay McMurray Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Barbara Flynn (born Barbara Jay MacMurray, 5 August 1948, St Leonards-on-Sea, Sussex) is an English actress. She first became known for her role as Freda Ashton in the ITV drama series A Family at War, which followed the fortunes of a lower middle class family living in Liverpool from 1938 and throughout World War II. She also played the role of Judith Fitzgerald, the long-suffering wife of Eddie 'Fitz' Fitzgerald, the protagonist of the British Television series Cracker. She was the milk delivery lady, Granville's unrequited love interest, in the BBC's Open All Hours.During the 1980s Flynn's acting skills led to her being cast in several successful comedy drama television series - including the Beiderbecke Trilogy and A Very Peculiar Practice. In her own words, she tends to play "feisty, strong women".
[talking about the fact that she often plays no-nonsense women with feminist tendencies] I don't know why I get cast in these roles, but feisty strong women is kind of my bag really. From Cracker to The Beiderbecke Affair to A Very Peculiar Practice, that's what I get offered. I don't know what casting directors see in me that they think, "We need a feisty old bag, let's get Barbara in." But, truth be told, they are much more interesting to play than really wet women.
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Actress
Title
Year
Status
Character
Dalziel and Pascoe
2007
TV Series
Narrator of TV documentary
Miss Potter
2006
Helen Potter
Cracker
2006
TV Movie
Judith Fitzgerald
The Line of Beauty
2006
TV Mini-Series
Sally Tipper
Horizon
2005
TV Series documentary
Narrator
Elizabeth I
2005
TV Mini-Series
Mary Queen of Scots
Malice Aforethought
2005
TV Movie
Julia Bickleigh
Sea of Souls
2005
TV Series
Lt Col Petra Summers
He Knew He Was Right
2004
TV Mini-Series
Mrs. French
Agatha Christie: Poirot
2004
TV Series
Mrs Allerton
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
2004
TV Series
Maureen Finnegan
Sweet Medicine
2003
TV Series
Jane Frampton / Wooding
Murder in Mind
2003
TV Series
Grace Fisher
Hornblower: Duty
2003
TV Movie
Mrs. Mason
Horatio Hornblower 3
2003
TV Movie
Mrs. Mason
The Forsyte Saga
2002
TV Mini-Series
Emily
Night Flight
2002
TV Movie
Moira
Perfect
2001
TV Movie
Imogen
Lorna Doone
2000
TV Movie
Sarah Ridd
The Law
2000
TV Movie
Eleanor Kimbrough
Wives and Daughters
1999
TV Mini-Series
Miss Browning
Mauvaise passe
1999
Kim's Mother
You're Dead...
1999
Prof. Corner
Performance
1998
TV Series
Goneril
Dear Nobody
1997
TV Movie
Chris' Mother
The Vanishing Man
1997
TV Series
Ms. Jeffries
The Vanishing Man
1996
TV Movie
Ms. Jeffries
Cracker
1993-1995
TV Series
Judith Fitzgerald
Chandler & Co
1994
TV Series
Dee Tate / Dee Chandler Tate
Maigret
1993
TV Series
Madame Maigret
Boon
1992
TV Series
Sheila Green
Joshua Jones
1991
TV Series
Additional Voices (voice)
Quick Change
1990
Hostage
Theatre Night
1989
TV Series
Jane
The Beiderbecke Connection
1988
TV Mini-Series
Jill Swinburne
A Very Peculiar Practice
1986-1988
TV Series
Dr. Rose Marie
The Beiderbecke Tapes
1987
TV Mini-Series
Jill Swinburne
Inspector Morse
1987
TV Series
Monica Height
Season's Greetings
1986
TV Movie
Belinda
Open All Hours
1981-1985
TV Series
The Milk Woman
The Beiderbecke Affair
1985
TV Mini-Series
Jill Swinburne
The Barchester Chronicles
1982
TV Mini-Series
Mary Bold
The New Adventures of Lucky Jim
1982
TV Series
Joanna Lassiter
Play for Today
1977-1982
TV Series
Jill / Margaret Hanson / Monica Potter
Britannia Hospital
1982
Private Nurse
The Gentle Touch
1981
TV Series
Sandy
The Last Song
1981
TV Series
Shirley
Maybury
1981
TV Series
Dorothy Kemp
Second Chance
1981
TV Series
Sarah Fletcher
BBC2 Playhouse
1980
TV Series
Heather
Keep It in the Family
1980
TV Series
Marlene
Murder Most English: A Flaxborough Chronicle
1977
TV Series
Pauline Sutton
ITV Sunday Night Drama
1976
TV Series
Beryl
Couples
1976
TV Series
Sally Mackworth
Centre Play
1975
TV Series
Angie
Thirty Minutes Worth
1972
TV Series
Z Cars
1972
TV Series
Jane Wardle
A Family at War
1970-1972
TV Series
Freda Ashton / Mackenzie
1864
2014
TV Series
Dronning Victoria
The Christmas Candle
2013
Lady Camdon
Pat & Cabbage
2013
TV Series
Pat
Moving On
2013
TV Series
Carol
Bordzijos
2012
TV Series
Isabella
Cheerful Weather for the Wedding
2012
Aunt Bella
Just Henry
2011
TV Movie
Mrs. Beaumont
Midsomer Murders
2011
TV Series
Millie Bullard
Silent Witness
2011
TV Series
Carol Fisher
Cranford
2007-2009
TV Series
Mrs Jamieson / Mr. Jamieson
The Queen
2009
TV Series
The Queen
New Tricks
2009
TV Series
Carole Milburn
Burlesque Fairytales
2009
Mrs Argyle
10 Days to War
2008
TV Series
Clare Short
Christmas at the Riviera
2007
TV Movie
Rita
The Marchioness Disaster
2007
TV Movie
Eileen Dallaglio
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Britain's Favourite Detectives
2014
TV Movie documentary
Herself / Judith Fitzgerald
Permission Impossible: Britain's Planners
2014
TV Series documentary
Herself - Narrator
My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding
2011-2013
TV Series documentary
Narrator
The Planners
2013
TV Series documentary
Herself - Narrator
The Flying Scotsman: A Rail Romance
2013
TV Movie documentary
Herself - Narrator (voice)
Hillsborough: The Search for Truth
2012
TV Movie documentary
Narrator
Jet! When Britain Ruled the Skies
2012
TV Mini-Series documentary
Herself - Narrator
Cutting Edge
2010
TV Series documentary
Narrator
The Lion Cub from Harrods
2009
TV Movie documentary
Narrator
Cranford in Detail
2009
Video documentary short
Herself / Ms. Jamieson
The Story of the Costume Drama
2008
TV Series documentary
Herself
The Restaurant
2008
TV Series
Herself - Narrator
Horizon
1999-2008
TV Series documentary
Herself - Narrator
Queen Camilla
2007
TV Movie documentary
Herself - Narrator (voice)
There's Something About... Morse
2007
TV Movie documentary
Herself - Narrator (voice)
You Don't Know You're Born
2007
TV Series documentary
Herself - narrator
Windsor Castle: A Royal Year
2005
TV Movie documentary
Narrator (voice)
Timeshift
2005
TV Series documentary
Herself - Narrator
George Orwell: A Life in Pictures
2003
TV Movie documentary
Herself - Narrator (voice)
Rosalind Franklin: DNA's Dark Lady
2003
TV Movie documentary
Narrator
When Pat Phoenix Met Tony Booth
2002
TV Movie documentary
Herself / Narrator (voice)
Deaf Century
1999
Documentary
Narrator (voice)
Scene
1997
TV Series documentary
The Good Sex Guide
1994
TV Series
We'll Tell You a Story
1980
TV Series
Herself - Reader
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
The End of God? A Horizon Guide to Science and Religion
2010
TV Movie documentary
Herself - Narrator (uncredited)
The Making of Cranford
2007
Video documentary short
Mrs. Jamieson (uncredited)
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2006
OFTA Television Award
Online Film & Television Association
Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture or Miniseries