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===''Carry On''=== {{Main|Carry On (franchise)|l1=Carry On films}} Windsor came to prominence with her portrayals of a "good-time girl"<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/barbara-windsor-s-career-highlights-from-carry-on-to-eastenders-a3835171.html|first=Jennifer|last=Ruby|work=[[Evening Standard]]|title=Barbara Windsor's career highlights: From Carry On to EastEnders|access-date=20 April 2020|date=10 May 2018|archive-date=14 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180614200135/https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/barbara-windsor-s-career-highlights-from-carry-on-to-eastenders-a3835171.html|url-status=live}}</ref> in nine [[Carry On (franchise)|Carry On films]]. Her first was ''[[Carry On Spying]]'' in 1964 and her final one was ''[[Carry On Dick]]'' in 1974.<ref>{{Cite web|date=12 December 2020|title='Bubbly Babs' star of nine Carry On films|url=https://www.smh.com.au/national/bubbly-babs-star-of-nine-carry-on-films-20201212-p56mxd.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201212191043/https://www.smh.com.au/national/bubbly-babs-star-of-nine-carry-on-films-20201212-p56mxd.html|archive-date=12 December 2020|access-date=13 December 2020|website=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|language=en}}</ref> She also appeared in several ''Carry On...'' television and compilation specials between 1964 and 1977.<ref name="BFI" /> One of her best known scenes was in ''[[Carry On Camping]]'' (1969), where her bikini top flew off during outdoor aerobic exercises. In typical Carry On style, exposure is implied, but little is, in fact, seen.<ref name=Ross2002 >{{citation | last1=Ross | first1=Robert | year=2002 | title=The Carry on companion | last2=Collins | first2=Phil | edition=40 | publisher=Batsford | isbn=978-0-7134-8771-8 | page=80}}</ref> From 1973 to 1975, she appeared with several of the [[List of Carry On films cast members|Carry On team]] in the West End revue ''Carry On London!''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.carryon.org.uk/london.htm|title=Carry On London|publisher=Carryon.org|access-date=11 December 2020|archive-date=19 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160719134949/http://www.carryon.org.uk/london.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> She was strongly identified with the Carry On films for many years, which restricted the roles she was offered later in her career.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.scotsman.com/news/people/obituary-dame-barbara-windsor-beloved-actress-famous-roles-carry-films-and-eastenders-3064800|title=Obituary: Dame Barbara Windsor, beloved actress famous for roles in Carry On films and EastEnders|publisher=The Scotsman|access-date=11 December 2020|archive-date=13 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201213162003/https://www.scotsman.com/news/people/obituary-dame-barbara-windsor-beloved-actress-famous-roles-carry-films-and-eastenders-3064800|url-status=live}}</ref>
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