The story begins at in London. Sara (played by Amelia Shankley ) arrives from India as an heiress, treated as a "princess" by the greedy headmistress, Miss Minchin. However, the series does not rush the tragedy. Episode three ends with the devastating cliffhanger: the death of Sara’s father, Captain Crewe, and the seizure of her fortune.
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Produced by the legendary (who later worked on The Snowman and The Chronicles of Narnia ), the 1973 A Little Princess was a faithful, serialized retelling. Unlike the Hollywood musicals, this version adhered strictly to the novel's somber, Victorian tone. The story begins at in London