Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Written for the BBC by Tony Jordan this engaging drama relives the heart warming story of Dame Barbara Windsor the Cockney girl with a dazzling style & talent to match Barbara s story takes us on a journey spanning 50 years from 1943-1993
- her lonely childhood & WW2 evacuation as a child her humble beginnings as a bus conductor s daughter the complicated relationship with her father John Deeks Barbara s complex past with her father may well have shaped the choice of men in her life including her first husband Ronnie Knight who during the marriage was one of Britain s Most Wanted Men But Babs ever the consummate professional never let her fans down whatever her personal anguish Barbara s first stage debut came at the age of 12 & she s remained in the spotlight ever since Her infectious personality grabbed the hearts of the nation & captured the eye of ground breaking theatre director Joan Littlewood Working with Joan on stage & screen saw Babs nominated for a Tony & a BAFTA Babs later secured her the place as the blonde bombshell in the Carry on Films & thereafter history was made A finely woven script the story unwinds full of heart & heartbreak with a touch of sauciness thrown in for good measure