''A Little Princess'' (1973) is a lost BBC television

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directed by

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, based upon the 1905 novel '' A Little Princess'' by Frances Hodgson Burnett. This version is noted for being very faithful to the original novel. It ran on the Sunday tea-time slot, where at the time the BBC often ran faithful adaptations of classic novels. It was originally broadcast in six 25-minute episodes on BBC 1, 18 February to 25 March 1973. It was also licensed for distribution by 20th Century-Fox Television, for use on ABC affiliates in the United States. Despite its success and faithfulness to the novel, the master videotapes for the adaptation were wiped after broadcast, and no

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are known to exist.

Cast

* Ruth Dunning - Miss Minchin *

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- Sara Crewe *

Gaynor Hodgson Gaynor Hodgson is a British former child actress who was mainly active in the 1970s. She had important roles in two series: Binny in '' The Kids from 47A'' and Becky in '' A Little Princess''. She was also Nola Marsh in ''Crossroads Crossroads ...

- Becky * Margery Withers - Miss Amelia

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* * British television films British children's films Television shows based on American novels Television shows based on British novels Films based on A Little Princess BBC television dramas 1970s children's films Television series about princesses Television shows set in India Television shows set in the British Raj Lost British films Lost television shows 1970s British films {{child-film-stub