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Little Women - Episode Guide

Season 1

Part 1

Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Dec 26, 2017

Part 1

Christmas, 1861. The March sisters - Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy - prepare for a Christmas without presents or their father, a Union army chaplain who is away at war.

Learning to appreciate the smaller things in life, the sisters strike up a friendship with their charming new neighbour Laurie, and his tutor John Brooke.

When the holidays are over Meg and Jo return to work so that they can provide for the family. By the new year, Amy and Jo are clashing over an invitation to the theatre and a rash act of revenge, until a life-threatening event encourages them to put their differences aside.

In the summer Beth struggles to overcome her social anxiety, while Meg grows closer to John.

As autumn of 1862 sets in, the family receives the terrible news: Mr March has been taken ill in an army hospital in Washington D.C. The girls anxiously await news of their father's fate, as their mother Marmee, accompanied by John, rushes to his side.

Part 2

Episode: 1x02 | Airdate: Dec 27, 2017

Part 2

As Marmee waits by her husband's sickbed, the March sisters must fend for themselves at home.

Together they face unrequited love, hurtful rumours and trouble at school. But when Beth falls dangerously ill, Laurie sends for Marmee to return home.

Relief sweeps over the family when Beth recovers and Mr. March returns home for Christmas. Jo hears promising news about her writing, while Meg and John Brooke's relationship develops.

The family holds a joyous wedding ceremony, but Jo grows anxious: the future for her and her loved ones seems fraught with challenges.

Part 3

Episode: 1x03 | Airdate: Dec 28, 2017

Part 3

A year has passed and there are new additions to the March family - but there is worry all around as Beth's health and spirits flag.

Amy is chosen over Jo to accompany Aunt Carroll's daughter on a tour of Europe.

A distraught Jo flees to New York to pursue her career, where she meets the kind Professor Bhaer. But devastating news from home cuts her adventure short.

As their paths cross in Europe, Amy and Laurie's friendship develops into something more. The family reunites upon Amy's return, which is made more joyful by unexpected news and a surprise visitor.

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