Comfort and Joy

"A serious comedy"

Oct 10 1984 PG 1h 46m
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.

Plot

Radio host Alan Bird witnesses how an ice cream van is attacked and destroyed by an angry competitor. This leads him into the struggle between two Italian families, the Bernardis and the Rossis, over whose ice cream vans can sell where in Glasgow.

Written by

Bill Forsyth

Directed by

Bill Forsyth

Cast

Bill Paterson, Eleanor David, Clare Grogan

Crew

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Production Countries

United Kingdom

Production Companies

Scottish Television (STV), Thorn EMI Screen Entertainment, Kings Road Entertainment, Lake (Comfort and Joy)

Languages

Italiano, English

Awards

Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award1 win & 1 nomination total

Scores
# of Votes
2,581
Average Rating
6.6 out of 10
Metascore
NA
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