Theatrical producer and director Joan Littlewood has always been a controversial figure. Her extraordinary methods of directing have been much disputed, but despite this, she was responsible for some of the most memorable stage productions at the Theatre Royal, Stratford East, during the 1950s and 60s. Now aged 80, Littlewood is as sharp, funny and outrageous as ever. For the first time on television she talks candidly about her life and her work, which includes hit shows such as Oh, What a Lovely War!, Fings Ain't What They Used to Be, and A Taste of Honey. And actors including Barbara Windsor, Richard Harris, Miriam Karlin, Victor Spinetti, and Lionel Bart give their own entertaining accounts of working with her. A Shooting Star production