Classic Literature TV Series
List of tv series collections based upon classic novels or books that I have watched, including my favorites.
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- CreatorMoira Walley-BeckettStarsAmybeth McNultyGeraldine JamesR.H. ThomsonThe adventures of a young orphan girl living in the late 19th century. Follow Anne as she learns to navigate her new life on Prince Edward Island, in this new take on L.M. Montgomery's classic novels.Adaptation of the novel "Anne of Green Gables" by L.M. Montgomery.
- StarsMegan FollowsColleen DewhurstRichard FarnsworthWhen Anne Shirley arrives at the Cuthbert's Farm on Prince Edward Island, she is a child with wild imagination, desperate to be loved. We follow Anne's enchanting life, from her struggles as an adolescent to her triumphs as a young woman.Adapted from the first few novels of the "Anne of Green Gables" anthology of books by L.M. Montgomery.
- CreatorBlanche HanalisStarsMelissa GilbertMichael LandonKaren GrassleThe life and adventures of the Ingalls family in the nineteenth century American Midwest.Based upon the "Little House" series of books by Laura Ingalls Wilder.
- StarsMaureen LipmanAmelia ShankleyMiriam MargolyesSara Crewe enters a London boarding school a wealthy lady when she bids her father farewell as he enters the British Army, but her lifestyle quickly vanishes when her father suddenly dies, and Sara must endure a life of servitude.Adaption of the novel "Little Princess" by Frances Hodgson Burnett.
- StarsEssie DavisFionnula FlanaganStephen DillaneThe life of an Irish immigrant family in Australia in the second half of the 19th century.Based on the book "Kings in Grass Castles" by Mary Durack.
- StarsMatthew MacfadyenClaire FoyTom CourtenayThe Dorrits are a family whose life revolves around the Marshalsea, a debtor's prison. Amy Dorrit's kind nature brings the family into contact with a wide swath of English society, from the poorest to the richest, and back again.Based on the novel "Little Dorrit" by Charles Dickens.
- StarsZelah ClarkeTimothy DaltonCarol GilliesA young governess falls in love with her mysterious employer, but a terrible secret puts their happiness at risk.Based on the novel "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë.
- StarsMegan FollowsColleen DewhurstMarilyn LightstoneAnne Shirley accepts a teaching position at a girls boarding school in a town dominated by a rich and belligerant family determined to make her life miserable.Based on the novels "Anne of Avonlea", "Anne of the Island", and "Anne of Windy Poplars" by L.M. Montgomery.