Heidi Thomas Makes Alcott’s Words Shine In New ‘Little Women’ Adaptation
Heidi Thomas, the writer behind MASTERPIECE's upcoming adaptation of 'Little Women, unpacks the challenge of creating new work out of a classic novel.
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Show Notes
*Warning: This episode contains spoilers for Episode One of *Little Women.
Writer Heidi Thomas is already plenty busy with the upcoming eighth and ninth seasons of her smash-hit series, Call the Midwife — but she knew she couldn’t say no when Louisa May Alcott came knocking. Adapting the author’s classic novel, Little Women, into a new television series would be a big challenge for Thomas, or any writer. It’s one the longtime fan of Jo, Beth, Amy and Meg March knew she could handle. Thomas explains what she had to cut from the novel and just how icy her Amy’s frozen pond adventure really was.