The Onedin Line a slanging match between Elizabeth and Sarah, who each disparage the circumstances of the other's wedding day until Leonora intervenes to restore peace. Cyril Abraham had planned to write a whole series of novels about the Onedin Line, but he died in 1979 after completing the fifth book, "The White Ships". The story was eventually to have seen James and Elizabeth as two wizened old autocrats, both determined not to relinquish their hold on the shipping business. James would have died as a very old man, leaving the family divided over control of the company. Cyril Abraham had intended the
Little Women (1970 TV series) Little Women (1970 TV series) Little Women was a BBC television series in 1970, based on the well-known novel of the same name. It was the third BBC adaptation of the novel. It starred Angela Down as Jo, Jo Rowbottom as Meg, Janina Faye as Amy, Sarah Craze as Beth, and Patrick Troughton as Father. It was shown on the Sunday tea-time slot on BBC1, where the BBC often showed fairly faithful adaptations of classic novels aimed at a family audience. It consisted of nine episodes. It is not one of the better-remembered adaptations of "Little Women", possibly because it