

Comfort and Joy
1984-08-14 · 106 min · ★ 6.6
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.
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- Directors
- Bill Forsyth
- Production companies
- Lake (Comfort and Joy), Thorn EMI Screen Entertainment, STV Central, Kings Road Entertainment
- Countries
- United Kingdom
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Bill PatersonAlan
Eleanor DavidMaddy
Clare GroganCharlotte
Alex NortonTrevor
Patrick MalahideColin
Rikki FultonHilary
Iain McCollArchie
Gilly GilchristRufus
Caroline GuthrieGloria
Ron DonachieGeorge
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