A Little Princess (1973 miniseries)

A Little Princess
GenreDrama
Based onA Little Princess
by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Written byJeremy Paul
Directed byDerek Martinus
StarringDeborah Makepeace
Lesley Dunlop
Ruth Dunning
Alison Glennie
Catherine Lock
Margery Withers
ComposerDudley Simpson
No. of series1
No. of episodes6
Production
Executive producerRobert Kline
ProducerJohn McRae
Running time25 minutes
Original release
NetworkBBC1
Release18 February (1973-02-18) –
25 March 1973 (1973-03-25)
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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.

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]

  1. ^ "In Brief" (PDF). Broadcasting. 12 March 1973. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Century Theatre (print ad)" (PDF). Broadcasting. 21 May 1973. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  3. ^ https://collections-search.bfi.org.uk/web/Details/ChoiceFilmWorks/150792253 [bare URL]