Barbara Windsor

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 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.

En una fiesta en casa de Lord Ascott, Alicia se encuentra con Ábsolem, que ahora es una mariposa monarca azul que ayuda a Alicia a regresar al fantástico mundo de Infratierra, donde encuentra a sus amigos: el Conejo Blanco, el Gato Sonriente, Lirón, la Liebre, los Tweedles y el Sombrerero Loco, pero éste, desafortunadamente, ya no es el mismo: ha perdido su “muchosidad”. Alicia tendrá entonces que ir a ver a Tiempo. Tiempo, una peculiar criatura mitad humano, mitad reloj, vive en un vacío infinito y posee la cronoesfera, una esfera metálica que permitirá a Alicia volver para salvar a la familia del Sombrerero.

Jonathan Ross takes you behind the scenes to Britain's famous film studio, revealing behind the scenes magic of some of the most popular movies of all time.

Christmas comedy entertainment special hosted by stand-up comedian Michael McIntyre, featuring celebrity guests, audience games and live music. Michael embraces as many eclectic Christmas rituals as possible - serving up the ultimate treat to cap off Christmas Day around the UK. From tree decorating, present opening, cracker jokes and leftover sandwich making - he covers it all, helped by some incredible celebrity guests and an audience packed full of festive characters.

Alicia, una joven de 19 años, asiste a una fiesta en una mansión victoriana, donde descubre que está a punto de recibir una propuesta de matrimonio frente a un montón de gente estirada de la alta sociedad. Alicia entonces se escapa, corriendo tras un conejo blanco, entra a un agujero tras él... y acaba en el país de las Maravillas, un lugar que visitó hace 10 años, pero el cual no recuerda. El país de las Maravillas era un reino pacífico hasta que la Reina Roja derrocó a su hermana, la Reina Blanca. Las criaturas del país de las maravillas, listos para la revuelta, esperan que Alicia les ayude, y éstas a su vez le ayudarán a recordar su primera visita al mágico reino.

Christmas is coming to Ten Acre Field and Worzel Gummidge (Jon Pertwee) is determined to enjoy it in style. He goes searching for Aunt Sally (Una Stubbs), hoping to invite her to the Scarecrow Ball, but before he can find her he runs into his old friend Saucy Nancy (Barbara Windsor), herself heading for a spell in panto. Then, before he gets much further, our multi-headed hero gets sidetracked again when he runs into angry Scots scarecrow Bogle McNeep (Billy Connolly) and his anti-Christmas brigade. Will Worzel ever get to enjoy the season with his beloved?

Seasonal animation in which a hamster, a rabbit and a guinea pig embark on a journey to deliver a Christmas present lost by Santa Claus

La dramatización de la historia de amor entre Sidney James y Barbara Windsor, se desarrolló en el contexto de las películas de 'Carry On' durante los años sesenta y setenta.

Singing superstar Tom Jones performs his classic hits and brand new songs in front of a celebrity audience in celebration of his extraordinary career. He is joined in duets by some special guests, including Mick Hucknall, Cerys Matthews and Space.

Documentary commemorating the 40th anniversary of the 'Carry On' comedy film series. Archive clips and out-takes are mixed with interviews with the cast.

Documentary and celebration of the life and career of British comedian Kenneth Williams.

A beautiful medical student travels to London to investigate the mysterious murder of her identical twin sister. Taking on her sister's identity, she gets closer and closer to the killer who is determined to finish the job once and for all.

a spoof TV documentary film (a "mockumentary") charting the life and career of the fictitious British actor Sir Norbert Smith.

A documentary on the ways in which the symbolism of the breast is expressed in film, fashion and filth, how the bosom is idealised and the means by which it is trivialised and denigrated. Contributors include Barbara Windsor, Jane Russell, Marina Warner, Sheila Kitzinger, American poet Audre Lorde, Vivienne Westwood, Anna Raeburn and Russ Meyer.

Pet Shop Boys Chris Lowe and Neil Tennant embark upon a journey across England - but which England? Is it the half-remembered England of their childhoods, or the brutal reality of Mrs Thatcher's late-eighties England? Along the way they come across many familiar (and sinister) faces. The movie also features some of the Pet Shop Boys' most popular records.

The story of "The Tolpuddle Martyrs". A group of 19th century English farm labourers who formed one of the first trade unions and started a campaign to receive fair wages.

The Grand Knockout Tournament (colloquially also known as It's a Royal Knockout) was a one-off charity event which was shown on British television on 19 June 1987. It followed the format of It's a Knockout (the British version of Jeux Sans Frontieres), a slapstick TV gameshow which was broadcast in the UK until 1982. The event was staged on the lakeside lawn of the Alton Towers stately home-cum-theme park. However, the event used its own specially created immersing set, meaning that the location was not very recognisable in the TV broadcast.

Celebrating twenty years of classic Carry On films, two of the films’ best-loved stars, Kenneth Williams and Barbara Windsor return to Pinewood film studios to unwrap some rib-tickling moments from the series. From the original, military mayhem of Carry On Sergeant, through to the really ancient archaeological gags of Carry On Behind, our saucy hosts get their titters out for this laugh-a-second gallop through the most successful series of British comedy films ever made.

Dick Turpin is terrorising the countryside around Upper Dencher. Captain Fancey and Sergeant Jock Strapp plan to put an end to his escapades, and enlist the help of the Reverend Flasher. Little do they know that the priest leads a double life. Then Madame Desiree and her "Birds of Paradise" arrive in the village...

Sid James as Father Christmas recounts times of the festive season through the ages, from life in stone age times. A country house party in the 18th Century. Christmas in the trenches during world war one. Next up is a Robin Hood send up with Sid as Robin.

Local councillor Sidney Fiddler persuades the Mayor to help improve the image of their rundown seaside town by holding a beauty contest. But formidable Councillor Prodworthy, head of the local women's liberation movement, has other ideas. It's open warfare as the women's lib attempt to sabotage the contest.

A married British furrier gives a mobster's mistress a cheap mink coat.

Two unforeseen problems meant that many fans consider this the weakest Christmas special. Firstly, Talbot Rothwell became ill whilst writing the script, and was unable to finish it. Dave Freeman had to be brought in to complete the script, but the two men did not work together. As a result, the script does not flow as easily as the earlier offerings. Secondly, Charles Hawtrey pulled out of the special at short notice. Having taken third billing to Sid James and Terry Scott in the previous two shows, and knowing they would both be absent, Hawtrey demanded top billing. But Carry On producer Peter Rogers refused, giving top billing to Hattie Jacques instead. Hawtrey's role had hastily to be recast, and was split between Norman Rossington and Brian Oulton, both of whom had played cameo roles in several Carry On films. The special featured a collection of historical sketches, loosely linked around an 18th-century banquet.

A group of holidaymakers head for the Spanish resort of Elsbels for a 4-day visit. When they get there, they find the Hotel still hasn't been finished being built, and the weather is awful. And there is something strange about the staff—they all look very similar. To top it all off, the weather seems to be having an adverse affect on the Hotel's foundations.

A gang of thieves plan to make their fortune by stealing a shipment of contraceptive pills from Finisham maternity hospital. They assume disguises and infiltrate the hospital, but everything doesn't go according to plan. The hypochondriac consultant Sir Bernard Cutting, Matron and the doctors and nurses at Finisham have a habit of getting in the way.

A principios del siglo XX, las películas de cine por fin empiezan a incorporar sonido. El teatro real de Portsmouth, en Inglaterra, representa una obra musical llamada "The Boy Friend". El público es tan escaso que, casi siempre, hay más actores que espectadores en la sala. La actriz principal, Rita Monroe, se lesiona y deja a sus compañeros colgados a unas horas de comenzar la representación. Justo ese día, un famoso director de Hollywood va a asistir a verlos, en busca de nuevos talentos para su próxima cinta sonora. Los actores de la compañía no saben qué hacer para solucionar el entuerto y llamar la atención del cineasta. La película es una innovadora obra maestra. Esta adaptación de los musicales de antaño está hecha con inspiración, el espectáculo deja sin aliento, pero también contiene momentos de una exquisita simplicidad que nos recuerda a la maestría visual de las primeras películas de Russell

Henry VIII has just married Marie of Normandy, and is eager to consummate their marriage. Unfortunately for Henry, she is always eating garlic, and refuses to stop. Deciding to get rid of her in his usual manner, Henry has to find some way of doing it without provoking war with Marie's cousin, the King of France. Perhaps if she had an affair...

The second of the four Carry On Christmas specials, this one loosely recounts the story of Treasure Island with Sid James as Long John Silver and Barbara Windsor, strangely, as Jim Hawkins. The writing never quite builds up any steam, and many of the jokes were recycled from previous films anyhow. This special was filmed in black and white -- strangely, since the previous one was in color. I generally love the look of black and white, and the earliest films in the Carry On series do fine with it. But here it is used ineffectively and feels like a budgetary concession, which I'm sure it was.

Ebenezer Scrooge is a misery on Christmas, not allowing people money or doing anything to share Christmas cheer around his employees or acquaintances. While Scrooge is visited by three ghosts we see how his penny pinching has affected those around him.

Dr. Nookey is disgraced and sent to a remote island hospital. He is given a secret slimming potion by a member of staff, Gladstone Screwer, and he flies back to England to fame and fortune. But others want to cash in on his good fortunes, and some just want him brought down a peg or two.

Sid and Bernie keep having their amorous intentions snubbed by their girlfriends Joan and Anthea, so when they decide to take them on a holiday to Paradise Camp, they think they're off to a nudist colony—but they couldn't be more wrong, and meet up with the weirdest bunch of campers you can imagine.

Dick Van Dyke interpreta a un excéntrico inventor de nombre Caractacus Potts, que consigue convertir un viejo coche de carreras (llamado originalmente "Paragon Panther") en un vehículo que podía volar y flotar sobre el agua al que denominó Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Con este coche viaja junto a su padre (Lionel Jeffries), sus hijos (Heather Ripley y Adrian Hall) y a su bella enamorada (Sally Ann Howes) al mundo mágico de los piratas, castillos y viven aventuras sin fin. Juntos se enfrentan al Barón Bomburst (Gert Fröbe) y a otros villanos. Destaca también en el reparto James Robertson Justice en el papel de Lorde Scrumptious.

El popular Dr. Kilmore es despedido después de ser descubierto en una situación comprometida en la azotea de la casa de las enfermeras. Los pacientes están decididos a no perderlo.

Sherlock Holmes y el Dr. Watson se lanzan a la búsqueda del asesino en serie conocido como "Jack el Destripador".

A motley crew of British characters ride The San Ferry Ann to the shores of France where they embark on a weekend of calamity. The campervan family led by Dad and Mum (David Lodge and Joan Sims) create chaos from the moment they set their tires on the shore resulting in frequent run-ins with the Gendarme, while Lewd Grandad (Wilfred Brambell) finds his own misadventures with a newly acquainted friend, a mad German ex-soldier (Ron Moody). Also aboard for the ride is a saucy hitchhiker (Barbara Windsor) who causes a few heads to turn including that of a fellow traveller (Ronnie Stevens) who pursues her affection with comic results. By the end of this weekend the French may well be wishing to say 'au revoir' to these trouble-making tourists. San Ferry Ann is a humorous take on the tradition of the British get-away. A classic sound effect comedy that sits with the likes of similarly praised titles such as 'The Plank', 'Futtock's End' and 'Rhubarb Rhubarb'.

Carry On favourite Barbara Windsor makes her debut in this outrageous send-up of the James Bond movies. Fearless agent Desmond Simpkins and Charlie Bind, aided and abetted by the comely Agent Honeybutt and Agent Crump, battle against the evil powers of international bad guys STENCH and their three cronies.

After a lock-keeper entrusts his daughter to a canal Casanova, he is shocked to learn that she is pregnant. He then refuses to open his locks - causing barges to pile up in every direction until the guilty party confesses.

Having pulled off the smallest ever train robbery, Little Walter and his crew decide to get out of London. The six of them set up business in a disused monastery off the Cornish coast, despite the fact that none of them really qualifies as a monk - least of all Walter's moll Bikini. Bit by bit, the quiet way of life starts becoming a habit.

Charlie returns to the East End after two years at sea to find his house demolished and wife Maggie gone. Everyone else knows she is now shacked up with married bus driver Bert and a toddler, and they all watch with more than a little interest at the trail of mayhem Charlie leaves as he goes about sorting things out.

A young woman commits suicide. Her sister is not ready to let the death go without someone answering a few questions. Namely, was it really suicide, and where is the large amount of money her sister withdrew from the bank the day before her death.

Horace Pope y Pedlar Pascoe son dos soldados de la RAF, durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial. Pero no destacan precisamente por su interés por hacer méritos. Son más aficionados a realizar pequeñas estafas con las que sacar algún dinero de sus inocentes víctimas. Aunque intentan evitar a toda costa cualquier esfuerzo extraordinario, acaban siendo enviados a realizar una misión secreta de cierta importancia. A pesar de su torpeza, y casi por casualidad, acaban teniendo éxito en la misión, y a su vuelta son considerados héroes.

A finales de los años cincuenta, la sociedad británica experimenta un cierto clima de odio racial, que afecta sobremanera a los trabajadores de color, inmigrantes en su mayoría, que sienten la animadversión de algunos de sus jefes y de sus compañeros. Este no es el caso de Jacko Palmer, un artesano que realiza su oficio en una fábrica londinense, siempre dispuesto a ayudar a la comunidad negra. No obstante, la actitud que adopta Jacko Palmer en relación a este tema, se pone nuevamente a prueba cuando su hija Kathie se enamora de un colega suyo, el maestro de escuela de raza negra, originario de Jamaica, Peter Lincoln. Su convicción personal lleva a Jacko a aceptar la relación, pero encuentra la oposición de su esposa Nell. Tan sólo una revuelta que enfrenta a una banda de hampones con un grupo de jamaicanos indefensos hace recapacitar a Nell y, de esta forma, aceptar el futuro matrimonio entre su hija y el joven antillano.

En el Soho de Londres, Johnny Solo regenta el Pink Flamingo Club. No se deja intimidar fácilmente, así que cuando comienza a recibir amenazas y ofertas de protección, las rechaza. Detrás de la trama está Diamonds Dielli, un competidor. Midnight Franklin, su novia y estrella del club, trata de convencerlo para que abandone el negocio.

Sid Gibson is a soap powder salesman who decides what he really needs is TV advertising. The problem is, he's absolutely broke. He calls upon his friend Arthur Ashton, who arranges to sneak a plug for Sid's suds into a live TV spectacular. The public goes bananas for the product but to maintain sales Sid and Arthur must arrange for ever more outrageous plugs on TV shows. The Ascots races, the Edinburgh Military Tattoo - no show is safe.

U.S. Embassy employee Lee Cochrane and his wife, Sue, receive a shock when they discover that their 18-month-old son, Simon, has disappeared in London. He was last seen with their nanny, and the couple seemingly have no leads that might help police Detective Craig in his investigation. The media sensationalizes the incident, causing an unnecessary distraction as the couple prepares to confront the culprit face-to-face.

En un barrio londinense de clase baja, el pequeño Joe vive con su madre en un piso situado sobre la sastrería del señor Kandinsky. Joe sueña con ayudar a los pobres a cumplir sus deseos. Un día el sastre le cuenta un cuento según el cual quien capture a un unicornio podrá obtener cualquier deseo. Joe decide entonces gastar sus ahorros en la compra de un cabritillo con un cuerno emergente, creyendo que se trata de un unicornio. Sus esfuerzos para hacer realidad los sueños demuestran el poder de la esperanza y la voluntad en medio de la adversidad.

The unruly schoolgirls of St Trinian's are more interested in men and mischief than homework and hockey. But greater trouble than ever beckons when the arrival at the school of Princess Fatima of Makyad coincides with the return of recently expelled Arabella Fritton, who has the kidnap of a prize racehorse on her mind. The first film in the classic comedy series.