Barrie continued to appear in many television series into the 1970s as well as presenting "Hickory House" with former "Coronation Street" star Alan Rothwell between 1973 and 1977. In 1975, Barrie played Mrs. B.J. Spence in the Walt Disney film "One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing". After roles in a string of one-off television plays and series, she appeared in a guest role as a ballet mistress in the popular BBC comedy series "Are You Being Served?" in 1979. In 1982, she starred alongside Brian Murphy in "L for Lester", a sitcom about a driving instructor.