The Little Match Girl

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.

Directed by Michael Custance

Top cast

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

N

Natalie Morse

The Matchgirl

R

Russell Lee Nash

Arthur

Robert Putt

Landlord

Dorothea Phillips

Winifred

P

Patricia Lawrence

Maud

Paddie O'Neil

Cook

N

Nicola Dawn

Liza Fairbrother

J

Jemma Price

Charlotte Fairbrother

Pearl Hackney

Mrs Prothero

F

Fanny Carby

Washerwoman

John Rogan

Pieseller

C

Cristina Avery

First Tart

E

Eithne Hannigan

Second Tart

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