The Little Match Girl
The Little Match Girl
Release: 1986-12-28
·Runtime: 79m
·★ 2.0
Drama
Music
TV Movie
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
Kelly George
as Urchin
Michael Hordern
as Himself - Introduction
Jimmy Jewel
as Butler
John Rogan
as Pieseller
Twiggy
as Josie Roberts
Stratford Johns
as Rich Man
Jennie Linden
as Mrs. Fairbrother
Paul Daneman
as Mr. Fairbrother
Robert Putt
as Landlord
Roger Daltrey
as Jebb Macklin
Dorothea Phillips
as Winifred
Paddie O'Neil
as Cook
Pearl Hackney
as Mrs Prothero
