Little Women (1950 TV series)

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, it was produced by Pamela Brown and sets were designed by Stephen Taylor.[1] Cast included Sheila Shand Gibbs, Jane Hardie, Norah Gorsen, David Jacobs, Anita Sharp-Bolster, Susan Stephen, Barbara Everest, Wensley Pithey, and Alan Bromly.

Little Women
Genre	Period drama
Based on	Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
Written by	Winifred Oughton Brenda R. Thompson
Starring	Sheila Shand Gibbs Jane Hardie Norah Gorsen David Jacobs Anita Sharp-Bolster
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language(s)	English
No. of episodes	6
Production
Producer(s)	Pamela Brown
Running time	30 minutes
Production company(s)	BBC
Release
Original network	BBC Television Service
Original release	12 December 1950 (1950-12-12) – 23 January 1951 (1951-01-23)

The series was broadcast live and the transmissions were not recorded, so it is considered lost.[2]

The production was the first adaptation of the novel by the BBC. There were later adaptations in 1958, 1970 and 2017.

Episode list

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

1. "Little Women". Film and TV Database. British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 1 June 2009. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
2. "Little Women". lostshows.com. Retrieved 11 May 2014.

External links

• Little Women on IMDb