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A Little Princess

A Little Princess

★ 7.7/10•1987•30m•A•Drama
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Sara Crewe is the pampered daughter of an army colonel in a Victorian London girls' school. But when her father dies, penniless, Sara becomes a skivvy in Miss Michin's school, befriended only by the scullery maid, Becky, her friends Ermengarde and Lottie, a little monkey, a lascar, and the mysterious man next door. Based upon the novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett.

StatusEnded
Runtime30m
LanguageEN
First Air DateJan 18, 1987

Episodes

E130m

Part 1

Prior to entering the British Army, Captain Ralph Crewe ensures that his daughter Sara is well cared for in a London boarding school. However, when bad news finds Captain Crewe back in India, his life takes a turn for the worse.

Jan 18, 1987

E227m

Part 2

As Sara becomes acquainted with her new school, her father's fever worsens back in India, and his regret deepens. During Sara's luxurious birthday party, she receives bad tidings that alters the course of her life forever.

Jan 25, 1987

E327m

Part 3

Sara's outlook on life begins to change to reflect her new role in life and at the boarding school. Her old friends are there to comfort her as they know Sara would do for them, but will Sara learn to endure the hardship befallen upon her?

Feb 1, 1987

E430m

Part 4

It's Christmastime, but the season finds Sara struggling to summon the cheer she used to have for such occasions. Nonetheless, her spirit remains buoyant thanks to her friends and a new neighbour next door.

Feb 8, 1987

E529m

Part 5

Sara learns the hard way that generosity is not always repaid with kindness, but that doesn't stop her from conducting herself in the manner she's accustomed to. For deep down she knows that the strongest light of faith resides within.

Feb 15, 1987

E630m

Part 6

Sara's life suddenly looks brighter after a secret friend's generosity. In fact, Sara is in for quite a lot of surprises, and before she knows it, she finds herself on a whole new track in life, thanks to a little magic and true friends.

Feb 22, 1987

Actors

Amelia Shankley

Amelia Shankley

Sara Crewe

Maureen Lipman

Maureen Lipman

Miss Maria Minchin

Miriam Margolyes

Miriam Margolyes

Miss Amelia Minchin

Annette Badland

Annette Badland

Cook

Natalie Abbott

Becky

Alison Reynolds

Ermengarde St John

Katrina Heath

Lavinia Herbert

Joanna Dukes

Jessie

Nigel Havers

Nigel Havers

Carrisford

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