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
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
Paddie O'Neil
Cook
Nicola Dawn
Liza Fairbrother
Jemma Price
Charlotte Fairbrother
Pearl Hackney
Mrs Prothero
Fanny Carby
Washerwoman
John Rogan
Pieseller
Cristina Avery
First Tart
Eithne Hannigan
Second Tart
Kelly George
Urchin
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