About this episode
*Warning: This episode contains spoilers for *Little Women. After her role as Marmee in the MASTERPIECE adaptation of Louisa May Alcott's Little Women , actor Emily Watson has increasingly found herself wondering why she can't parent more like the March family matriarch. Marmee is wise, forgiving and subtle, and allows her four daughters to grow and learn from their mistakes. She revisits the novel, and the role, as well as her Oscar-nominated film debut, in a frank and intimate conversation.