The Little Match Girl

Directed by Michael Custance
1986    79mDrama, Musical,
8.6
The Little Match Girl is a short story by Danish poet and author Hans Christian Andersen. The story is about a dying child's hopes and dreams, and was first published in 1845. This adaptation was made for Harlech TV and broadcast on 28th December 1986 and starred Twiggy and Roger Daltrey, and features the song 'Mistletoe and Wine' which became a Christmas number one for Cliff Richard in 1988, the biggest selling record of that year.
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Cast of The Little Match Girl
  • Michael HordernHimself - Introduction
  • TwiggyJosie Roberts
  • Roger DaltreyJebb Macklin
  • Jimmy JewelButler
  • Stratford JohnsRich Man
  • Jennie LindenMrs. Fairbrother
  • Paul DanemanMr. Fairbrother
  • Natalie MorseThe Matchgirl
  • Russell Lee NashArthur
  • Robert PuttLandlord
  • Dorothea PhillipsWinifred
  • Patricia LawrenceMaud
  • Paddie O'NeillCook
  • Nicola DawnLiza Fairbrother
  • Jemma PriceCharlotte Fairbrother
  • Pearl HackneyMrs Prothero
  • Fanny CarbyWasherwoman
  • John RoganPieseller
  • Cristina AveryFirst Tart
  • Eithne HanniganSecond Tart
  • Kelly GeorgeUrchin
 
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