Hellen I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much

Lightdeossk Captivating movie !

FuzzyTagz If the ambition is to provide two hours of instantly forgettable, popcorn-munching escapism, it succeeds.

Humaira Grant It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.

HolyOnions I was looking forward to this, but what a massive disappointment. The constant jumping back and forth completely destroyed any flow. Jaime Winstone was completely miscast. She's lovely enough, but she's not Babs, and she sounds like a rabbit being put through a mangle when she's singing... totally unpleasant.There were plus points. Samantha Spiro was excellent, as was Honor Kneafsey... and Robin Sebastian was again fabulous as Kenneth Williams.The BBC have produced some excellent stuff, but this simply wasn't up to snuff. In terms of Carry On films, this was more Carry on Abroad than Carry on Camping.

nicholls_les This was not a bad drama in some ways but for me it was spoiled by the over use of the older Babs and her Fathers constant conversations, it all seemed a bit arty for me which detracted rather than added to the story. Not sure if it was the fault of Dominic Leclerc's direction or Tony Jordan's dire script.The young Babs played by Honor Kneafsey was just brilliant and stole every scene she was in. Her scenes were also the most emotional.The more up to date version played by Samantha Spiro was also realistic but Jaime Winstone as the Babs we all know from the films was totally wrong, you can't fault her acting but she looked nothing like Barbara Windsor, she was too tall and heavy set to pull off the tiny and bubbly Babs we all know so well.Too much of her life was glossed over or not shown at all. The carry on years were only briefly touched upon, although Robin Sebastian did a good Kenneth Williams. Where was Sid James who she had a controversial affair with? With a better script and direction this could have been great but sadly it wasn't. Compared to the excellent TV drama Eric and Ernie about the late Morcambe and Wise which was directed excellently by Jonny Campbell and written by Peter Bowker and the late Victoria Wood 'Babs' paled into insignificance.

chrislef21 The BBC have produced some incredible biopic dramas in the past. The brilliant telling of the get-together of Britain's greatest double act 'Eric & Ernie', 'Fantabulosa' which was based on the diaries of entertainer Kenneth Williams, the superb portrayal by Ruth Jones of 'Carry On…' favourite Hattie Jacques in 'Hattie' and of course the story another comedy great, Frankie Howerd in 'Rather You Than Me'. I have to say though, they have excelled themselves with this recently screened drama on the life of another 'Carry On….' regular, and much-loved actress Barbara Windsor in 'Babs'. Beginning in the '90s we see Barbara in her end-of-the-pier dressing room, played at this point by Samantha Spiro, as she takes a rest between shows and starts to think back on her life and the decisions and situations that shaped her life. Almost along the similar vein of the Ghost Of Christmas Past from 'A Christmas Carol', the ghost of her deceased father guides her through the various stages of her life from her childhood to her rise to stardom. Honor Kneafsey plays the very young Barbara Deeks as she goes through auditions, choice of stage name 'Windsor', the trauma of being evacuated during the war, the heart-breaking divorce of her parents and the resulting distance she felt from a father who seemingly decided to ignore her. As the drama moves to Barbara's 20's, actress Jamie Winstone takes over the role, and is close to perfect as we see the rise of Barbara's stage career, her continued strained relationship with her parents, her troubled love and marriage to Ronnie Knight and, of course, her introduction to the 'Carry On…' movies. This drama seriously impressed me, and contained some very funny moments and some real poignant scenes, as we are guided through both the good, and bad times of Barbara's life. There are some genuinely incredible performances from the cast, including Nick Moran as Barbara's father John Deeks, Zoe Wanamaker as renowned theatre director Joan Littlewood and Luke Allen-Gale as Ronnie Knight. The real Barbara Windsor also makes a couple of appearances during the drama and a there's a wonderful finale with her too.So much praise though must go to the three actresses portraying Barbara. Young Honor Kneafsey, Jamie Winstone and of course Samantha Spiro (who has actually played Barbara before both on stage and in the TV drama 'Cor Blimey' which told of her time during the 'Carry On…'s and her affair with co-star Sid James).It's unfortunate that it has been broadcast too late for this year's BAFTA awards but if it doesn't win anything in next year's honours then there is something seriously wrong. This is a stunning drama, superbly written, well-acted and gives us so much more of the life of an actress we all know and love.

fido6966 Samantha Spiro absolutely stole the movie, playing Babs looking back over her life, she played the part so well and looked like her so much you would be mistaken for thinking it was Babs who also played herself in a cameo role.Another person wrote they felt the back flashes with her talking to her father were tedious, they felt the director had gone of track with the story line. I on the other hand felt it gave a better understanding to where Babs was emotionally within herself as a woman, person, actress.Not forgetting she played herself within this film and it was about her life, i doubt very much she wouldn't allow something she felt did not give people a insight into her true self (at one point having a dig at her own sexual conquests).I felt the actress who played her as a young actress was all wrong, unlike Samantha Spiro she looked nothing like her. In her heyday Babs was a stunning Goddess, even to me as a child at the time i first saw Carry on movies. Unfortunately Jaime Winstone who played her was just not right for the role, looked nothing like her and i don't wish to sound rude but if you saw Babs in Carry on Spying she was skinny as hell with a big chest whereas Jaime Winstone was big all over. And unlike Babs she just couldn't sing, i wish they had dubbed Babs singing over hers as she does sing at the end and a hell of a lot better.As mentioned before, we all grew up with her in Carry on Movies yet only about 2 minutes of the whole movie covered it, nothing about her relationship with Sid James or her long life friendship with Kenneth Williams.The film just ends with the last 25 years of her life missing, all we get is a footnote at the end which to me is poor quality writing about a national treasure who is loved by millions of people.The only thing i felt heart warming about the footnote is her marriage to her partner Scott is still going strong, at last she has a man in her life she can depend on.