| Little Women | |
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| Genre | Period drama |
| Based on | Little Women by Louisa May Alcott |
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| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
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| Producer | Pamela Brown |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company | BBC |
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| Network | BBC Television Service |
| Release | 12 December 1950 (1950-12-12) – 23 January 1951 (1951-01-23) |
Little Women is a British television mini-series broadcast by the BBC from 1950 to 1951 in six parts. An adaptation by Winifred Oughton and Brenda R. Thompson of Louisa May Alcott's 1868-69 two-volume novel Little Women.
The lost series was broadcast live and the transmissions were not recorded.
The production was the first adaptation of the novel by the BBC. There were later adaptations in 1958, 1970 and 2017.
Plot summary
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Cast List
- Meg March - Sheila Shand Gibbs
- Jo March - Jane Hardie
- Beth March - Norah Gorsen
- Laurie - David Jacobs
- Hannah Mullet - Anita Sharp-Bolster
- Amy March - Susan Stephen
- Mrs. March - Barbara Everest
- Mr. James Laurence - Wensley Pithey
- John Brooke - Alan Bromly
- Aunt March - Violet Gould
- Mr. March - Arthur Ridley
Production Team
Writing
- Louisa May Alcott (6 episodes, 1950-1951)
- Winifred Oughton (6 episodes, 1950-1951)
- Brenda R. Thompson (6 episodes, 1950-1951)
Series Production Design
- Stephen Taylor (6 episodes, 1950-1951)
- Lawrence Broadhouse (2 episodes, 1951)
Producer
- Pamela Brown (6 episodes, 1950-1951)
Episode list
| No. | Title | Original air date |
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| 1 | "A Merry Christmas" | 12 December 1950 (1950-12-12) |
| 2 | "The Laurence Boy" | 19 December 1950 (1950-12-19) |
| 3 | "The Palace Beautiful" | 2 January 1951 (1951-01-02) |
| 4 | "The Telegram" | 9 January 1951 (1951-01-09) |
| 5 | "Dark Days" | 16 January 1951 (1951-01-16) |
| 6 | "Pleasant Meadows" | 23 January 1951 (1951-01-23) |
References
- "Little Women". lostshows.com. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
- Little Women (TV Series 1950– ) - IMDb, retrieved 24 November 2020
- "BFI | Film & TV Database | LITTLE WOMEN". 1 June 2009. Archived from the original on 1 June 2009. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
External links
- Little Women at IMDb
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- 1950 British television series debuts
- 1951 British television series endings
- 1950s British drama television series
- Black-and-white British television shows
- British English-language television shows
- Television series about the American Civil War
- British live television series
- Lost television shows
- BBC television dramas
- 1950s British television miniseries
- Television series based on Little Women