A Little Princess (1973 miniseries)
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| A Little Princess | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama |
| Based on | A Little Princess 1888 novel 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 (all missing) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Robert Kline |
| Producer | John McRae |
| Running time | 25 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC1 |
| Release | 18 February 1973 |
A Little Princess (1973) is a lost 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 very 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.
It was originally broadcast in six 25-minute episodes on BBC 1, 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]
Despite its success and faithfulness to the novel, the master videotapes for the adaptation were wiped after broadcast, and no copies are known to exist.
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.
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