The Little Match Girl

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

December 28, 1986

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Cast

Fanny Carby,Natalie Morse,Michael Hordern,Paul Daneman,Kelly George,Patricia Lawrence,Jemma Price,Twiggy,Cristina Avery,Jennie Lindenand 11 more

Director

Michael Custance

Writer

Hans Christian Andersen,Jeremy Paul,Leslie Stewart

Producer

Peter Jefferies,Patrick Dromgoole

Music

Keith Strachan

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0145047