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.
Happily engaged to her handsome fiance, Charles, Fanny is soon hit with one misfortune after another until she is forced to become a prostitute to survive. This is the story, with many erotic asides, of her struggle to regain her pride in herself and find happiness in life once again.
Норман работает на старой,забытой Богом,маслобойне,все оборудование которой медленно,но верно приходит в полную негодность. А вокруг,между тем,кипит жизнь-технический прогресс уверенно наступает со всех сторон. И тогда Норман решает во что бы это не стало отстоять свою древнюю маслобойню.