Barbara Flynn

Barbara Flynn
Born Barbara Joy McMurray
(1948-08-05) 5 August 1948
St Leonards-on-Sea, Sussex, England, UK
Occupation Actress

Barbara Flynn (born Barbara Joy McMurray, 5 August 1948, in 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 played Judith Fitzgerald, the long-suffering wife of Eddie Fitzgerald, the protagonist of the British Television series Cracker. She was the milk lady, Granville's unrequited love interest, in the BBC's Open All Hours.

During the 1980s, her 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".[1]

Early life

Her Irish father, James McMurray, was a pathologist. Her mother was Joy Crawford Hurst. Flynn attended St Mary's School, Hastings. She then trained at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama (where she was awarded the Gold Medal in 1968) before appearing in repertory theatre.

She married Jeremy George Taylor on 27 February 1982.

Career

Television

Narration

In addition to her acting work, Flynn has provided voice-overs for numerous TV documentaries, including:

Film

Early theatre work

Barbara Flynn appeared in the Birmingham Repertory Theatre production of "Pythagoras" in 1976. This was a new play by Danny Abse. Also in that production was Graham Seed, who went on to play Nigel Pargetter in The Archers.

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