Where to watch Babs (2017) in the UK
Babs (2017) is available to watch free in the UK on BBC iPlayer. Last verified on 3 May 2026 by ScreenSearch.
This is the story of Dame Barbara Windsor, the Cockney kid with a dazzling smile and talent to match. Preparing to perform in the theatre one cold evening in 1993, the cheeky, chirpy blonde Babs recounts the people and events that have shaped her life and career over fifty years from 1943 to 1993. She contemplates her lonely childhood and WWII evacuation; her decision to go from Barbara Ann Deeks to Barbara Windsor, inspired by the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II; her complicated relationship with her father; her doomed marriage to Ronnie Knight; capturing the attention of theatre director Joan Littlewood; and becoming the blonde bombshell in the Carry On films. Babs, ever the consummate professional, never lets her fans down whatever her personal anguish and steps on the stage to rapturous applause.
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Cast & crew
Top-billed cast in Babs.
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Jaime WinstoneBarbara Windsor (Young Adult) -
Samantha SpiroBabs -
Nick MoranJohn Deeks -
Leanne BestRose Deeks -
Zoë WanamakerJoan Littlewood -
Barbara WindsorBarbara Windsor -
Honor KneafseyTeen Barbara -
Florence KeenChild Barbara
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Where can I watch Babs for free in the UK?
Babs (2017) is available free (with adverts or a TV licence) on BBC iPlayer in the United Kingdom.
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