Movie
The Little Match Girl
Released: December 28, 1986 (1986)
Runtime: 79 minutes
Genres: 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.
Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)
- Jimmy Jewel as Butler
Age at release: 77
- Michael Hordern as Himself - Introduction
Age at release: 75
- Stratford Johns as Rich Man
Age at release: 61
- Paul Daneman as Mr. Fairbrother
Age at release: 61
- Jennie Linden as Mrs. Fairbrother
Age at release: 47
- Roger Daltrey as Jebb Macklin
Age at release: 42
- Robert Putt as Landlord
Age at release: 42
- Twiggy as Josie Roberts
Age at release: 37
- Natalie Morse as The Matchgirl
Age at release: Unknown
- Russell Lee Nash as Arthur
Age at release: Unknown
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- Pearl Hackney as Mrs Prothero
Age at release: 70
- Patricia Lawrence as Maud
Age at release: 61
- Fanny Carby as Washerwoman
Age at release: 61
- Paddie O'Neil as Cook
Age at release: 60
- Dorothea Phillips as Winifred
Age at release: 58
- Kelly George as Urchin
Age at release: 16
- Nicola Dawn as Liza Fairbrother
Age at release: Unknown
- Jemma Price as Charlotte Fairbrother
Age at release: Unknown
- John Rogan as Pieseller
Age at release: Unknown
- Cristina Avery as First Tart
Age at release: Unknown
- Eithne Hannigan as Second Tart
Age at release: Unknown