Truth, fiction, or whatever - BRAVO. An accurate story of what EVERY child goes through under those circumstances. I would watch it again and again. It puts comedy in the somewhat tragic life of child who has grown up and is still a child. To act when there is no one in the room, to me of one of the marks a good actor/actress (like talking to yourself) - WELL DONE!!!

It really isn’t a movie.

Engaging, entertaining biopic of someone I had never heard of before! My loss. Barbara Windsor was, pardon the expression, a "rare bird." Talented, charming, ambitious, and hardworking -- rare qualities in headlining celebrities these days. This movie is entirely worthwhile, with cameo appearances by "historic figures." Enjoy!

I'm in the US and have never watched vintage British films, so I have no idea who Barbara Windsor is, but - the description of the film caught my eye, so I watched it just to see if would be entertaining. Entertaining, it was! I really love how Ms. Windor's story is presented through flashbacks and imagined conversations with her dad and others, creating a story within a story while recounting her life and her trials and tribulations. The acting is terrific and the 'Babs' character is charming and very convincing in the role. Bravo to the writer or director who created this concept for telling this story. It makes it much more interesting than the typical beginning-to-end 'reenactment' style of telling about someone's life. I assume that the surprise appearance at the end is the real Babs. Very neat that her performance was in the same theatre as the film took place in. A delightful, "Oh, this is cool!" ending for the film. Now I have to go see if I can find some of Ms. Windsor's real films to watch. I'll bet I can.