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Comfort and Joy

1h 46min

Comedy

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.

Production Companies

Lake (Comfort and Joy)

Thorn EMI Screen Entertainment

Scottish Television (STV)

Kings Road Entertainment

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

Release date

14th Aug 1984

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English, Italiano