Cold Comfort Farm

Cold Comfort Farm

95 mins | Drama, Comedy, Romance | Jan. 1, 1995

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.

Cold Comfort Farm

95 mins | Drama, Comedy, Romance | Jan. 1, 1995

Cold Comfort Farm
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.
IMDb rating 7.2
Producers BBC Films, BBC, Thames Television, Thames International
Original title Cold Comfort Farm
Directors John Schlesinger
Writers Stella Gibbons, Malcolm Bradbury

Cast

Eileen Atkins

as Judith Starkadder

Kate Beckinsale

as Flora Poste

Sheila Burrell

as Ada Doom

Stephen Fry

as Mybug

Freddie Jones

as Adam Lambsbreath

Joanna Lumley

as Mary Smiling

Ian McKellen

as Amos Starkadder

Miriam Margolyes

as Mrs. Beetle

Rufus Sewell

as Seth Starkadder

Ivan Kaye

as Reuben Starkadder

Jeremy Peters

as Urk

Maria Miles

as Elfine Starkadder

Christopher Bowen

as Charles Fairford

Sophie Revell

as Rennet

Frederick Jaeger

as Doctor Adolph Müdel