<P> Barbara Flynn ( born Barbara Joy McMurray ; 5 August 1948 ) is an English actress . She first came to prominence playing Freda Ashton in the ITV drama series A Family at War ( 1970 -- 72 ) . She went on to play the milk woman in the BBC comedy Open All Hours ( 1981 -- 85 ) , Jill Swinburne in The Beiderbecke Trilogy ( 1985 -- 88 ) , Dr. Rose Marie in the BBC series A Very Peculiar Practice ( 1986 -- 88 ) , Judith Fitzgerald in the ITV drama Cracker ( 1993 -- 95 ) , and Mrs. Jamieson in Cranford ( 2007 -- 09 ) . In her own words , she tends to play `` feisty , strong women '' . </P>
<P> Barbara Flynn ( born Barbara Joy McMurray ; 5 August 1948 ) is an English actress . She first came to prominence playing Freda Ashton in the ITV drama series A Family at War ( 1970 -- 72 ) . She went on to play the milk woman in the BBC comedy Open All Hours ( 1981 -- 85 ) , Jill Swinburne in The Beiderbecke Trilogy ( 1985 -- 88 ) , Dr. Rose Marie in the BBC series A Very Peculiar Practice ( 1986 -- 88 ) , Judith Fitzgerald in the ITV drama Cracker ( 1993 -- 95 ) , and Mrs. Jamieson in Cranford ( 2007 -- 09 ) . In her own words , she tends to play `` feisty , strong women '' . </P>
who played milk lady in open all hours
who played milk lady in open all hours
Barbara Flynn
Barbara Flynn