Comfort and Joy

Comfort and Joy (1984)

A serious comedy

  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release Date: 1984-08-14
  • User Rating: 6.5/10 from 52 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 46min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Lake (Comfort and Joy)
  • Production Country: United Kingdom
  • Director: Bill Forsyth
star 6.5/10
From 52 Ratings
6.6

Summary

Radio host Alan 'Dickie' Bird witnesses how an icecream van is attacked and destroyed by angry competitors. This leads him into the struggle between two Italian families over the icecream market of Glasgow.

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  • Bill Paterson

    as Alan
  • Eleanor David

    as Maddy
  • Clare Grogan

    as Charlotte
  • Alex Norton

    as Trevor
  • Patrick Malahide

    as Colin
  • Roberto Bernardi

    as Mr. McCool
  • Rikki Fulton

    as Hilary
  • George Rossi

    as Bruno
  • Peter Rossi

    as Paolo
  • Billy McElhaney

    as Renato
  • Iain McColl

    as Archie
  • Billy Johnstone

    as Amos
  • Gilly Gilchrist

    as Rufus
  • Caroline Guthrie

    as Gloria
  • Oona McCracken

    as Nancy
  • Elizabeth Sinclair

    as Fiona
  • Katy Black

    as Sarah
  • Robin Black

    as Lily
  • Ron Donachie

    as George
  • Arnold Brown

    as Psychiatrist
  • Robert Buchanan

    as Trevor's Workman
  • Douglas Sannachan

    as Trevor's Workman
  • Billy Greenlees

    as Trevor's Workman
  • Alan Tall

    as Trevor's Workman
  • Bob Starrett

    as Trevor's Workman
  • David O'Hara

    as Engineer
  • Teri Lally

    as Shop Assistant
  • Allan Wylie

    as Newsreader
  • Alistair Campbell

    as Keith
  • Charles Kearney

    as All-Night DJ
  • Elspeth Cameron

    as Mrs Wilson
  • Pearl Deans

    as Maria
  • Ray Jeffries

    as Removal Man
  • Patrick Lewsley

    as Removal Man
  • Ronald McCleod Veitch

    as Dentist
  • Johnny Irving

    as Bob Hope Look-Alike
  • Johnny Mac

    as Fred Astaire Look-Alike
Directing Bill Forsyth Director
Production Davina Belling Producer
Production Paddy Higson Producer
Production Clive Parsons Producer
Editing Michael Ellis Editor
Sound Guy Fletcher Musician
Directing Jim Gillespie Third Assistant Director
Camera Chris Menges Director of Photography
Sound Mark Knopfler Original Music Composer
Writing Bill Forsyth Writer
Art Adrienne Atkinson Production Design
Art Andy Harris Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up Lindy Hemming Costume Design
Costume & Make-Up Mary-Jane Reyner Costume Design
Costume & Make-Up Anne McFadyen Makeup Artist
Costume & Make-Up Yvonne Coppard Makeup Artist
Production Susie Figgis Casting

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