Little Women (1950 TV series)

Little Women
GenrePeriod drama
Based onLittle Women
by Louisa May Alcott
Written by
  • Winifred Oughton
  • Brenda R. Thompson
Starring
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes6
Production
ProducerPamela Brown
Running time30 minutes
Production companyBBC
Original release
NetworkBBC Television Service
Release12 December 1950 (1950-12-12) –
23 January 1951 (1951-01-23)

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]

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Production Team[3]

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Writing

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  • Louisa May Alcott (6 episodes, 1950-1951)
  • Winifred Oughton (6 episodes, 1950-1951)
  • Brenda R. Thompson (6 episodes, 1950-1951)

Series Production Design

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  • Stephen Taylor (6 episodes, 1950-1951)
  • Lawrence Broadhouse (2 episodes, 1951)

Producer

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  • Pamela Brown (6 episodes, 1950-1951)

Episode list

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No. Title Original air date
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)

References

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  1. ^ "Little Women". lostshows.com. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
  2. ^ Little Women (TV Series 1950– ) - IMDb, retrieved 24 November 2020
  3. ^ "BFI | Film & TV Database | LITTLE WOMEN". 1 June 2009. Archived from the original on 1 June 2009. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
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