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.

Little Women
GenrePeriod drama
Based onLittle Women
1868 novel
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
Release
Original networkBBC Television Service
Original release12 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.

Plot summary

Cast List[2]

Production Team[3]

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

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

Producer
  • Pamela Brown (6 episodes, 1950-1951)

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". 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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