Comfort and Joy

Aug 14, 1984

1h 46m

★ 6.6

A serious comedy

Overview

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.

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

Lake (Comfort and Joy)

Thorn EMI Screen Entertainment

Scottish Television (STV)

Kings Road Entertainment

Comfort and Joy Trailers

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Cast

Alan

Bill Paterson

Maddy

Eleanor David

Charlotte

Clare Grogan

Trevor

Alex Norton

Colin

Patrick Malahide

Mr. McCool

Roberto Bernardi

Hilary

Rikki Fulton

Bruno

George Rossi

Paolo

Peter Rossi

Renato

Billy McElhaney

Archie

Iain McColl

Amos

Billy Johnstone

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