The Little Match Girl (1986)
1h 19m
Running Time
December 28, 1986Release Date
The Little Match Girl (1986)
1h 19m
Running Time
December 28, 1986Release Date
Plot.
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 & Crew.

Michael Hordern
Himself - Introduction

Twiggy
Josie Roberts

Roger Daltrey
Jebb Macklin

Jimmy Jewel
Butler

Stratford Johns
Rich Man

Jennie Linden
Mrs. Fairbrother

Paul Daneman
Mr. Fairbrother

Natalie Morse
The Matchgirl

Russell Lee Nash
Arthur

Robert Putt
Landlord

Dorothea Phillips
Winifred

Patricia Lawrence
Maud

Paddie O'Neill
Cook

Nicola Dawn
Liza Fairbrother

Jemma Price
Charlotte Fairbrother

Pearl Hackney
Mrs Prothero

Fanny Carby
Washerwoman

John Rogan
Pieseller

Cristina Avery
First Tart

Phil Williams
ProductionDesigner

Eithne Hannigan
Second Tart

Kelly George
Urchin

Keith Strachan
Original Music Composer

Hans Christian Andersen
Novel
Media.
