| Babs | |
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| Written by | Tony Jordan |
| Directed by | Dominic Leclerc |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
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| Running time | 90 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC One |
| Release | 7 May 2017 |
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Babs is a BBC biopic about the life of British actress Dame Barbara Windsor. Details of the film were announced by Charlotte Moore, the BBC's Acting Director of Television, on 26 May 2016, a week after Windsor made her final appearance in EastEnders as the long-running character Peggy Mitchell. The film, written by EastEnders scriptwriter Tony Jordan, shows Windsor in the 1990s as she prepares to go on stage and recalls events from her life, including her childhood and marriage to gangster Ronnie Knight, as well as her rise to fame as part of the Carry On cast.
It was broadcast on 7 May 2017, to coincide with Windsor's 80th birthday. Upon the announcement of the project, Windsor spoke of her delight that Jordan had been chosen to write the screenplay: "Tony knows the real me and what makes me tick and I was particularly taken by the way he wants to tell my tale which is not in the way people will expect it to be. [...] I am honoured and excited that Tony and the BBC have commissioned this."[1][2] Windsor's cameo appearance was her last performance as an actor.
- ^ "Barbara Windsor story set for BBC drama". BBC News. BBC. 26 May 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
- ^ "Dame Barbara Windsor: This is the right time for my BBC biopic". The Irish Examiner. Landmark Media Investments. 26 May 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2016.