Cold Comfort Farm

1h 35min

Comedy

Romance

In this adaptation of the satirical British novel, Flora Poste, a plucky London society girl orphaned at age 19, finds a new home with some rough relatives, the Starkadders of Cold Comfort Farm. With a take-charge attitude and some encouragement from her mischievous friend, Mary, Flora changes the Starkadders' lives forever when she settles into their rustic estate, bringing the backward clan up to date and finding inspiration for her novel in the process.

Production Companies

Thames Television

BBC Film

BBC

Thames International

Cast

Eileen Atkins

Eileen Atkins

Judith Starkadder
Kate Beckinsale

Kate Beckinsale

Flora Poste
Freddie Jones

Freddie Jones

Adam Lambsbreath
Joanna Lumley

Joanna Lumley

Mary Smiling
Ian McKellen

Ian McKellen

Amos Starkadder
Miriam Margolyes

Miriam Margolyes

Mrs. Beetle
Rufus Sewell

Rufus Sewell

Seth Starkadder
Ivan Kaye

Ivan Kaye

Reuben Starkadder
Maria Miles

Maria Miles

Elfine Starkadder
Christopher Bowen

Christopher Bowen

Charles Fairford
Rupert Penry-Jones

Rupert Penry-Jones

Dick Hawk-Monitor
Angela Thorne

Angela Thorne

Mrs. Hawk-Monitor
Basil Hoskins

Basil Hoskins

Couturier
Richard Bebb

Richard Bebb

Hawk-Monitor Butler
Robert James

Robert James

Mr. McKnag
Pat Keen

Pat Keen

Aunt Gwen
Harry Ditson

Harry Ditson

Earl P. Neck
Tim Myers

Tim Myers

Mr. Hawk-Monitor
Frederick Jaeger

Frederick Jaeger

Doctor Adolph Müdel

Release date

1st Jan 1995

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English