Released:
1986-12-28

Overview:
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.

Director:
Michael Custance

Runtime:
1h 19min

Genre:
Drama, Music, TV Movie

• Cast:
• 
  Michael Hordern
  as
  Himself - Introduction
• 
  Twiggy
  as
  Josie Roberts
• 
  Roger Daltrey
  as
  Jebb Macklin
• 
  Jimmy Jewel
  as
  Butler
• 
  Stratford Johns
  as
  Rich Man