Part One

S1 E1: Christmas, 1861. The March sisters, Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy, and their mother Marmee prepare for Christmas without presents and without their father, a Union army chaplain 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. After the holiday, Meg and Jo return to work in order to provide for the family.