Barbara Flynn

Born on 5th August 1948 in Hastings, East Sussex, England. She started her television career in 1970 in the TV series _A Family at War (1970)_ (qv), cast as Freda Ashton. She became better known following her appearances in _The Beiderbecke Affair (1985)_ (qv), _The Beiderbecke Tapes (1987)_ (qv) and _The Beiderbecke Connection (1988)_ (qv), alongside 'James Bolam' (qv). She has narrated recent documentaries such as: "Frontier House", _When Pat Phoenix Met Tony Booth (2002)_ (qv), "50s & 60s in Living Colour" and "What Granny Did in the War". Television series include: _Cracker (1993)_ (qv) in which she played Fitz's wife Judith, more recently in _Hornblower: Duty (2003)_ (qv) and _Horatio Hornblower 3 (2003)_ (qv). Recent feature film appearances include: Professor Corner in _You're Dead... (1999)_ (qv) and Pauline in _The Escort (1999)_ (qv) (aka "The Escort"). Theatre includes: Goneril in "King Lear" National Theatre (1997) and on BBC TV (_Performance: King Lear (1998)_ (qv)); "The Bullet" in which she played Billie at London's West End Donmar Warehouse Theatre (1998); "An Experiment With An Air Pump" at the Hampstead Theatre (2002), playing two characters, Susannah Fenwick and Ellen.::Major James Brown (Retired)