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Archie Panjabi

Clare Perkins

Rebecca Front

Nishi Malde

Polly Allen

Tom Forrister

Adie Allen

Rebecca Hamilton

Jocelyn MacNab

Lucy Hutchinson

Jonathan Forbes

Sagar Radia

Elizabeth Bennett

Jonquil Panting

Frances Hodgson Burnett

Kate Clanchy

Drama on 4: A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett: Episode 1

A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett

Episode 1

BBC Radio 4 - Drama on 4, A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett, Episode 1

Rebecca Front, Archie Panjabi and Clare Perkins star in this much-loved gothic treat.

4 Extra Debut. When Sara’s rich, she’s treated like other girls. But who is she without money? And why is she in England? Stars Archie Panjabi.

Archie Panjabi (The Good Wife, The Fall) and Rebecca Front (War and Peace, Dr Thorne) star with Clare Perkins in this much-loved gothic treat.

'It's only an accident that I'm not you, and you're not me.'

A Little Princess starts with a schoolgirl. But it's not a school story. Frances Hodgson Burnett's tough tale shows us a London full of foreign wealth and child poverty. That's why for over a century, its shocking story and unforgettable young characters have influenced everything from Angela Carter to anime.

And Kate Clanchy's radical new dramatisation discovers the Indian heart of Sara Crewe. When Sara is rich, she is treated just the same as other girls. But when she is not rich - exactly who is she? And why has she been brought to England?

Sara Crewe ..... Archie Panjabi
Becky Perkins ..... Clare Perkins
Miss Minchin ..... Rebecca Front
Young Sara ..... Nishi Malde
Young Becky ..... Polly Allen
Captain Crewe ..... Tom Forrister 
Miss Amelia ..... Adie Allen 
Lavinia ..... Rebecca Hamilton
Little Lottie ..... Jocelyn MacNab
Ermengarde ..... Lucy Hutchinson
Mr Barrow ..... Jonathan Forbes 
Ram Dass ..... Sagar Radia 
Mrs Herbert ..... Elizabeth Bennett

Produced and directed by Jonquil Panting.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2017.

Drama on 4: A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett

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Frances Hodgson Burnett's much-loved gothic tale is adapted by Kate Clanchy.

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