The Little Match Girl

December. 28,1986      
Rating:
8.7
Trailer Synopsis Cast

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.

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
Robert Putt as  Landlord
Dorothea Phillips as  Winifred
Pearl Hackney as  Mrs Prothero