The Little Match Girl
movie
Released December 28, 1986
Overview
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.
Cast
Michael Hordern
as
Himself - Introduction
Twiggy
as
Josie Roberts
Roger Daltrey
as
Jebb Macklin
Jimmy Jewel
as
Butler
Stratford Johns
as
Rich Man
Jennie Linden
as
Mrs. Fairbrother
Paul Daneman
as
Mr. Fairbrother
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Natalie Morse
as
The Matchgirl
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Russell Lee Nash
as
Arthur
Robert Putt
as
Landlord
Dorothea Phillips
as
Winifred
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Patricia Lawrence
as
Maud
