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A Little Princess (1973) is a BBC television mini-series directed by Derek Martinus, based upon the 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.
Original Release
02/18/1973 on BBC
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Deborah Makepeace | Sara Crewe |
| Lesley Dunlop | Ermengarde St. John |
| Margery Withers | Miss Amelia |
| Alison Glennie | Lavinia |
| Ruth Dunning | Miss Minchin |
| Catherine Lock | Jessie |
| Gaynor Hodgson | Becky |
| Geoffrey Toone | Mr. Carmichael |
| Gillian McCutcheon | Martha |
| Karen White | Gertrude |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode #1.1 | Sunday, 18 February 1973 |
| 2 | Episode #1.2 | Sunday, 25 February 1973 |
| 3 | Episode #1.3 | Sunday, 04 March 1973 |
| 4 | Episode #1.4 | Sunday, 11 March 1973 |
| 5 | Episode #1.5 | Sunday, 18 March 1973 |
| 6 | Episode #1.6 | Sunday, 25 March 1973 |
Directors
Writers
Jeremy Paul, Frances Hodgson Burnett
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Deborah Makepeace | Sara Crewe |
| Lesley Dunlop | Ermengarde St. John |
| Margery Withers | Miss Amelia |
| Alison Glennie | Lavinia |
| Ruth Dunning | Miss Minchin |
| Catherine Lock | Jessie |
| Gaynor Hodgson | Becky |
| Geoffrey Toone | Mr. Carmichael |
| Gillian McCutcheon | Martha |
| Karen White | Gertrude |
| Marc Zuber | Ram Dass |
| Peter Myers | Mr. Carrisford |
| Elspeth MacNaughton | Mrs. Haliburton |
| Donald Pickering | Captain Crewe |
| Jane How | Mariette |
| Harvey Ashby | Timbers |
| Brian Oulton | Mr. Barrow |
| Peggy Ann Clifford | Baker woman |
| Helen Ford | Lady Pitkin |
| Michael Poole | Monsieur Dufarge |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Robert Kline | Executive Producer |
| John McRae | Producer |
