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The only child in a wretchedly poor family in the Danish village of Odense, Hans Christian Andersen lives in a fantasy world.
Not for scares, brutality or laughs.
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Kieran BewHans Christian Andersen
Emily HamiltonJette / Little Mermaid
James FoxJonas Collin
Simon CallowCharles Dickens
Steven BerkoffMeisling
Mathieu CarrièreOtto
Geraldine JamesHans's Mother
Alison SteadmanMrs. Meisling
Edward AttertonPrince Christian of Denmark
Mark DexterEdward
Hugh Bonneville
Joe ProsperoFrancis Dickens
Carolyn PicklesMrs. DickensPick a department, or search for a name or a job (“editor”, “stunt”).
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GoodWatch score 60September 8, 2002 · September 8, 2002 · Ended
6 questions, like "Where can I stream Hans Christian Andersen: My Life as a Fairytale?"
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In the United States, Hans Christian Andersen: My Life as a Fairytale streams on Prime, and it is free with ads on The Roku, Pluto TV, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Fawesome, and Amazon MX Player. It also streams in 1 other country.
Mostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 70 (IMDb 6.9).
Yes: the viewing guide lists it for kids.
4 h
About 4 hours: 2 episodes in 1 season of about 120 minutes each, aired from 2002 to 2002.
Yes: it's easy to follow, with complexity at only 4 of 10, and the viewing guide calls it drop-in friendly.
Yes, it's an uplifting series: the title analysis rates it 8 of 10 for hopefulness and 8 for wholesome.
6.9
