Comfort and Joy

Comfort and Joy

106 mins | Comedy | Oct. 10, 1984

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.

Comfort and Joy

106 mins | Comedy | Oct. 10, 1984

Comfort and Joy
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.
IMDb rating 6.6
Producers Kings Road Entertainment, Thorn EMI Screen Entertainment, Scottish Television (STV), Lake (Comfort and Joy)
Original title Comfort and Joy
Directors Bill Forsyth
Writers Bill Forsyth

Cast

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

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

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

Johnny Irving

as Bob Hope Look-Alike

Johnny Mac

as Fred Astaire Look-Alike