A Little Princess (1973 miniseries)

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.

A Little Princess
GenreDrama
Based onA Little Princess
1888 novel
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 (all missing)
Production
Executive producerRobert Kline
ProducerJohn McRae
Running time25 minutes
Release
Original networkBBC1
Original release18 February 1973 (1973-02-18)

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

References
  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.
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