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2026 · Music · Drama
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Film / 1986
The Little Match Girl
Directed by
Michael Custance
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 …
The story
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 HordernHimself - Introduction
TwiggyJosie Roberts
Roger DaltreyJebb Macklin
Jimmy JewelButler
Stratford JohnsRich Man
Jennie LindenMrs. Fairbrother
Paul DanemanMr. Fairbrother
Natalie MorseThe Matchgirl
Russell Lee NashArthur
Robert PuttLandlord
Dorothea PhillipsWinifred
Patricia LawrenceMaud
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