The Little Match Girl (1986)
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
- 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
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