Little Women (1950 TV series)
| Little Women | |
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| Genre | Period drama |
| Based on | Little Women 1868 novel by Louisa May Alcott |
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| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Pamela Brown |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company | BBC |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC Television Service |
| Release | 12 December 1950 – 23 January 1951 |
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.[1]
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[2]
- 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[3]
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 |
| 2 | "The Laurence Boy" | 19 December 1950 |
| 3 | "The Palace Beautiful" | 2 January 1951 |
| 4 | "The Telegram" | 9 January 1951 |
| 5 | "Dark Days" | 16 January 1951 |
| 6 | "Pleasant Meadows" | 23 January 1951 |
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
