A Little Princess (1987)
Synopsis
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.
First Air Date: 1987-01-18
Last Air Date: 1987-02-22
Number of Seasons: 1
Number of Episodes: 6
Created By: Jeremy Burnham
Networks: ITV1
Top Cast
- Amelia Shankley as Sara Crewe
- Maureen Lipman as Miss Maria Minchin
- Miriam Margolyes as Miss Amelia Minchin
- Annette Badland as Cook
- Natalie Abbott as Becky
- Alison Reynolds as Ermengarde St John
- Katrina Heath as Lavinia Herbert
- Joanna Dukes as Jessie
- Johanna Hargreaves as Henrietta
- Jessica Simpson as Lottie Leigh
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Miniseries (1987)
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.
Episodes:
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Ep. 1: 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.
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Ep. 2: 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.
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Ep. 3: 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?
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Ep. 4: 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.
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Ep. 5: 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.
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Ep. 6: 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.
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