A Little Princess (1973 TV serial)

A Little Princess (1973) is a BBC television drama 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.

A Little Princess
Genre	Drama
Based on	A Little Princess 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
Production
Executive producer	Robert Kline
Producer	John McRae
Running time	25 minutes
Original release
Network	BBC1
Release	18 February (1973-02-18) – 25 March 1973 (1973-03-25)

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]

Cast

• Ruth Dunning as Miss Minchin
• Deborah Makepeace as Sara Crewe
• Gaynor Hodgson as Becky
• Margery Withers as Miss Amelia