''Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House on the Prairie'' is a 2005 American western television miniseries directed by

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. It is a six-part

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of children's novels '' Little House in the Big Woods'' (1932) and '' Little House on the Prairie'' (1935) by

Laura Ingalls Wilder Laura Elizabeth Ingalls Wilder (February 7, 1867 – February 10, 1957) was an American writer, mostly known for the ''Little House on the Prairie'' series of children's books, published between 1932 and 1943, which were based on her childhood ...

. It was broadcast on

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as part of '' The Wonderful World of Disney'' anthology series.

Cast

* Cameron Bancroft as

Charles Ingalls Charles Phillip Ingalls (; January 10, 1836June 8, 1902) was the father of Laura Ingalls Wilder, known for her '' Little House'' series of books. He is depicted as the character "Pa" in the books and the television series. Early life and famil ...

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as Caroline Ingalls * Kyle Chavarria as Laura Ingalls *

Danielle Chuchran Danielle Ryan Chuchran (born June 9, 1993) is an American actress. She starred in the Christmas film ''Christmas for a Dollar'' as Verma and starred in the 2007 film ''The Wild Stallion'' (formerly ''Last of the Mustangs''). Career She landed ...

as Mary Ingalls *

Gregory Sporleder Gregory Sporleder (born April 14, 1964) is an American actor and filmmaker, notable for playing military men in films such as '' The Rock'', '' Black Hawk Down'' and ''Renaissance Man'', as well as Calvin Norris in the HBO series ''True Blood'' ...

as Mr. Edwards * Nathaniel Arcand as Kiowa Brave * Allen Belcourt as Young Kiowa Warrior *

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as Soldat Du Chene * Melanie Corcoran as Independence prostitute * James Cosmo as Mr. Scott * Geoffrey Ewert as Townsman * Richard Halliday as Shopkeeper * Dorian Harewood as Dr. Tan *

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as Osage * Daniel Jeffery as Boy * Tim Koetting as Major Callaghan * Barbara Kozicki as Aunt Docie * Griffin Powell-Arcand as Young Indian Boy * Sammy Simon as Medicine-man * Royal Sproule as Post employee * Gina Stockdale as Mrs. Scott

Episodes

Release

Home media

The miniseries was released on DVD on March 28, 2006.

Reception

An uncredited review in the ''Province'' stated that "This type of family drama is as quaint and rare now as a log cabin, but children will enjoy the miniseries a lot and parents will like watching it with them." Allesandra Stanley of the ''

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'' thought that the miniseries was more faithful to Wilder's books than was the 1970s and 1980s TV series.

References

External links

* * * {{Little House Little House series 2000s American television miniseries American films based on actual events Television shows set in Minnesota Television shows based on American novels Period family drama television series American Broadcasting Company original programming Television series by ABC Studios 2005 American television series debuts 2005 American television series endings