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MASTERPIECE: "LITTLE WOMEN"
May 13, 2018  | By David Bianculli

PBS, 8:00 p.m. ET

 

MINISERIES PREMIERE: This new three-hour version of the Louisa May Alcott classic is presented over two Sundays: the first hour tonight, and the concluding two hours next week. Maya Hawke stars as Jo, but the biggest names, in this new TV adaptation of the tale of close-knit Massachusetts siblings during the Civil War, are not the actresses playing the March sisters, but the elder generation of parents and neighbors. They’re played by Emily Watson, Angela Lansbury, and Singing Detective star Michael Gambon. The adaptation, a faithful and rather reverent one, is by Heidi Thomas, creator of Call the Midwife, and reflects a similar delight in capturing small, intimate moments. Perfectly suitable as a Mother’s Day TV selection. Check local listings. For a full review, see David Hinckley's All Along the Watchtower.

 
 
 
 
 
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