The series follows Sara Crewe, a wealthy, imaginative girl raised in India who is sent to Miss Minchin's Select Seminary for Young Ladies in London. When her father, Captain Crewe, dies penniless, the cruel headmistress strips Sara of her belongings and forces her into a life of servitude. The cast featured notable British talent: as Sara Crewe (in her professional debut) Ruth Dunning as the cold and mercenary Miss Minchin
For many fans of Frances Hodgson Burnett’s 1905 novel, the 1973 version is considered the most faithful to the source material. Unlike the better-known 1995 feature film, which relocated the story to New York during World War I, the 1973 series stayed true to the Victorian London setting and the specific beats of Sara Crewe's descent from "show pupil" to kitchen maid. Plot and Cast a little princess tv series 1973 youtube
as Becky, the scullery maid and Sara's fellow sufferer Alison Glennie as Lavinia, the school's "mean girl" The YouTube & Availability Dilemma The series follows Sara Crewe, a wealthy, imaginative
as the loyal but slow-witted Ermengarde St. John Unlike the better-known 1995 feature film, which relocated
If you are searching for the 1973 series on YouTube, you may encounter several common obstacles: Book to Film: A Little Princess - ALSC Blog
The 1973 BBC production of A Little Princess remains a significant entry in the history of Victorian-era literary adaptations, even as it sits in a peculiar state of digital availability. Directed by Derek Martinus and dramatized by Jeremy Paul, this six-part miniseries originally aired on BBC1 between February 18 and March 25, 1973. Why the 1973 Version is a "Lost Classic"