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.
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Genre | Period drama |
Based on | Little Women by Louisa May Alcott |
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Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of episodes | 6 |
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Producer | Pamela Brown |
Running time | 30 minutes |
Production company | BBC |
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Original network | BBC Television Service |
Original release | 12 December 1950 (1950-12-12) – 23 January 1951 (1951-01-23) |
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.
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1 | "A Merry Christmas" | 12 December 1950 (1950-12-12) |
2 | "The Laurence Boy" | 19 December 1950 (1950-12-19) |
3 | "The Palace Beautiful" | 2 January 1951 (1951-01-02) |
4 | "The Telegram" | 9 January 1951 (1951-01-09) |
5 | "Dark Days" | 16 January 1951 (1951-01-16) |
6 | "Pleasant Meadows" | 23 January 1951 (1951-01-23) |
Louisa May Alcott's Little Women | |
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