バーネットの名作を、舞台を日本に変えて志田未来主演でテレビドラマ化。父親の不慮の死によって無一文になった少女が、逆境の中で清く正しく生きていく姿を描く。共演は林遣都、田辺誠一、小島藤子、樋口可南子ほか。父親が滞在しているインドで育った黒田セイラは、全寮制のミレニウス女学院に入学するために日本に帰国した。容姿端麗な上に成績も優秀、そしてそれを鼻にかけない謙虚さは、彼女をたちまち学園のアイドルにする。だが、セイラの父親が死亡して無一文になったことが分かると、セイラは一転して学園の使用人にまで落ちぶれてしまう…。
Seira was raised in India, but she is sent back to Japan to continue her education at an affluent boarding high school. Although she has lived in luxury, the well-bred Seira is kind and generous, earning her many friends at the school. One person who dislikes Seira is the school's director, though she treats Seira well due to the father's fortune. Then, during Seira's 16th birthday party, the director informs her that her father has died, leaving her penniless. As a result, she is forced to work as a servant in order to pay off her school bills.
