Comfort and Joy 40 years old

A serious comedy

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.

Credits

Comfort and Joy Cast

Name Character
Patrick Malahide He was 39, now 79 years old as Colin
David O'Hara He was 19, now 59 years old as Engineer
Eleanor David She was 28, now 68 years old as Maddy
Bill Paterson He was 39, now 79 years old as Alan
Clare Grogan She was 22, now 62 years old as Charlotte
Teri Lally She was 23, now 63 years old as Shop Assistant
Ron Donachie He was 28, now 68 years old as George
Alex Norton He was 34, now 74 years old as Trevor
Rikki Fulton He was 60, 79 years old when he died as Hilary
Iain McColl He was 30, 59 years old when he died as Archie
Robert Buchanan He was 22, now 62 years old as Trevor's Workman
George Rossi He was 24, now 64 years old as Bruno

Comfort and Joy Crew

Name Department
Clive Parsons as Producer. Production
Paddy Higson as Producer. Production
Dire Straits as Music. Dire Straits was 7 (now 47) years old Sound
Davina Belling as Producer. She was 44 (now 84) years old Production
Comfort and Joy poster
Comfort and Joy (40 years)

A serious comedy

  • Release day: Wednesday, October 10, 1984
  • Runtime: 106 minutes