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A Little Princess (1973) is a BBC television mini-series directed by Derek Martinus, based upon the 1905 novel A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett. This version is noted for being faithful to the original novel. It ran on the Sunday tea-time slot, where at the time the BBC often ran faithful adaptations of classic novels.
A Little Princess | |
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Genre | Drama |
Based on | A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett |
Written by | Jeremy Paul |
Directed by | Derek Martinus |
Starring | Deborah Makepeace Lesley Dunlop Ruth Dunning Alison Glennie Catherine Lock Margery Withers |
Composer | Dudley Simpson |
No. of series | 1 |
No. of episodes | 6 |
Production | |
Executive producer | Robert Kline |
Producer | John McRae |
Running time | 25 minutes |
Original release | |
Network | BBC1 |
Release | 18 February 25 March 1973 | –
It was originally broadcast in six 25-minute episodes on BBC 1, from 18 February to 25 March 1973. It was also licensed for distribution by 20th Century-Fox Television, for use on ABC affiliates in the United States.[1][2]
The series is not currently available but it has not been wiped or lost; it is archived at the British Film Institute.[3]
Cast
edit- Ruth Dunning - Miss Minchin
- Deborah Makepeace - Sara Crewe
- Gaynor Hodgson - Becky
- Margery Withers - Miss Amelia
References
edit- ^ "In Brief" (PDF). Broadcasting. 12 March 1973. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- ^ "Century Theatre (print ad)" (PDF). Broadcasting. 21 May 1973. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- ^ https://collections-search.bfi.org.uk/web/Details/ChoiceFilmWorks/150792253 [bare URL]