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Comfort and Joy
Comfort and Joy

Comfort and Joy

A serious comedy

Genres

Comedy

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

106 mins

Rating

6.6/10

Release Date

14 August 1984

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

Bill Paterson

Bill Paterson

Alan

Eleanor David

Eleanor David

Maddy

Clare Grogan

Clare Grogan

Charlotte

Alex Norton

Alex Norton

Trevor

Patrick Malahide

Patrick Malahide

Colin

Roberto Bernardi

Roberto Bernardi

Mr. McCool

Rikki Fulton

Rikki Fulton

Hilary

George Rossi

George Rossi

Bruno

Peter Rossi

Peter Rossi

Paolo

Billy McElhaney

Billy McElhaney

Renato

Iain McColl

Iain McColl

Archie

Billy Johnstone

Billy Johnstone

Amos

Gilly Gilchrist

Gilly Gilchrist

Rufus

Caroline Guthrie

Caroline Guthrie

Gloria

Oona McCracken

Oona McCracken

Nancy

Elizabeth Sinclair

Elizabeth Sinclair

Fiona

Katy Black

Katy Black

Sarah

Robin Black

Robin Black

Lily

Ron Donachie

Ron Donachie

George

Arnold Brown

Arnold Brown

Psychiatrist

Robert Buchanan

Robert Buchanan

Trevor's Workman

Douglas Sannachan

Douglas Sannachan

Trevor's Workman

Billy Greenlees

Billy Greenlees

Trevor's Workman

Alan Tall

Alan Tall

Trevor's Workman

Bob Starrett

Bob Starrett

Trevor's Workman

David O'Hara

David O'Hara

Engineer

Teri Lally

Teri Lally

Shop Assistant

Allan Wylie

Allan Wylie

Newsreader

Alistair Campbell

Alistair Campbell

Keith

Charles Kearney

Charles Kearney

All-Night DJ

Elspeth Cameron

Elspeth Cameron

Mrs Wilson

Pearl Deans

Pearl Deans

Maria

Ray Jeffries

Ray Jeffries

Removal Man

Patrick Lewsley

Patrick Lewsley

Removal Man

Ronald McCleod Veitch

Ronald McCleod Veitch

Dentist

Johnny Irving

Johnny Irving

Bob Hope Look-Alike

Johnny Mac

Johnny Mac

Fred Astaire Look-Alike

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