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television series in 1970, based on the 1868-69 two-volume
novel of the same name by
Louisa May Alcott
Louisa May Alcott (; November 29, 1832March 6, 1888) was an American novelist, short story writer, and poet best known as the author of the novel ''Little Women'' (1868) and its sequels ''Little Men'' (1871) and ''Jo's Boys'' (1886). Raised in ...
. It was the third BBC adaptation of the novel.
It was shown on the Sunday tea-time slot on
BBC1
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, where the BBC often showed fairly faithful adaptations of classic novels aimed at a family audience. It consisted of nine episodes.
It is not one of the better-remembered adaptations of ''Little Women'', possibly because it was made on a relatively low budget and nearly all shot in the studio. There were also comments about the actresses playing the March sisters being too old for the part, and some of the cast struggling with an American accent. However it did have some merits e.g. the character of Laurie was more developed than in some versions, and it may have stuck to the original novel more closely than most adaptations e.g. by showing the March sisters often quarreling (this was discussed in the letters page of the ''
Radio Times
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'').
Cast
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Angela Down
Angela Down (born 15 June 1946) is an English actress. She is known for her role in the BBC drama programme ''Take Three Girls'' portraying cockney art student Avril for the first series before being replaced in the second.
Career
Down played ...
as Jo March
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Jo Rowbottom
Jo Rowbottom (born 1942) is a British character actress, best known for guest roles in numerous British TV series, and as James Beck's wife in ''Romany Jones''.
Film credits
*''Night of the Prowler'' (1962) - Elsie
*'' The Bargee'' (1964) - C ...
as Meg March
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Janina Faye
Janina Faye Smigielski (born 1948) is an English actress and director. She is a daughter of Florence Louisa Jonathan and Jan Smigielski. Her father was a Polish pilot from No. 303 Squadron RAF during the Battle of Britain.
Faye began her career a ...
as Amy March
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Stephanie Bidmead
Stephanie Bidmead (29 January 1929 – 22 September 1974) was a British stage and television actress.
Early life
She was born in Kidderminster. She attended Kidderminster High School for Girls, a girls' grammar school, now part of King Charles ...
as Mrs. March
* Stephen Turner as Laurie
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Martin Jarvis as John Brooke
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Pat Nye
Patricia Dorothy Nye, OBE (11 February 1908 – 11 April 1994) was an English actress-manager.[Sarah Craze
Sarah Craze (born 1948 in Leeds) is a British actress who appeared on stage and television during the 1970s and 1980s, and was known for the command and sensitivity of her performances.
Career
Craze studied acting at the Royal Academy of Drama ...]
as Beth March
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*John Welsh of Ayr (1568–1622), religious leader
*John Welsh of Irongray, religious leader
*John Welsh (actor) (1904–1985), Irish actor
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as Mr. Laurence
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Jean Anderson
Jean Anderson (12 December 1907 – 1 April 2001) was an English actress best remembered for her television roles as hard-faced matriarch Mary Hammond in the BBC drama '' The Brothers'' (1972–1976) and as rebellious aristocrat Lady Jocelyn "J ...
as Aunt March
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Patrick Troughton
Patrick George Troughton (; 25 March 1920 – 28 March 1987) was an English actor who was classically trained for the stage but became known for his roles in television and film. His work included appearances in several fantasy, science fiction ...
as Mr. March
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Philip Ray
Philip Ray (born Roy Edgar Cochrane, 1 November 1898 – 11 May 1978) was a British stage, film and television actor. Occasionally credited as Phil Ray, he played numerous and varied supporting roles, particularly in films and on television.
He ...
as Rodgers
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Frederick Jaeger
Manfred Frederick Jaeger (9 May 1928 – 18 June 2004) was a German-born British film, television, theatre and radio character actor.
Biography
Jaeger was born in Berlin, Germany, but moved to England following Adolf Hitler's rise to power. He ...
as Professor Bhaer
* Brian Badcoe as Doctor
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Beth Ellis as Mrs. Kirke
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Richard Franklin as Jack Scott
* John Rapley as The Editor
References
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