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
“She discovered a new branch of her family tree... the one with all the nuts.”
Overview
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.
Director
John Schlesinger
Status
Released
Production
Thames Television, BBC Film, BBC, Thames International
Cast
Eileen Atkins
Judith Starkadder
Kate Beckinsale
Flora Poste
Sheila Burrell
Ada Doom
Stephen Fry
Mybug
Freddie Jones
Adam Lambsbreath
Joanna Lumley
Mary Smiling
Ian McKellen
Amos Starkadder
Miriam Margolyes
Mrs. Beetle
Rufus Sewell
Seth Starkadder
Ivan Kaye
Reuben Starkadder
Jeremy Peters
Urk
Maria Miles
Elfine Starkadder
Christopher Bowen
Charles Fairford
Sophie Revell
Rennet
Rupert Penry-Jones
Dick Hawk-Monitor
Angela Thorne
Mrs. Hawk-Monitor
Basil Hoskins
Couturier
William Osborne
Coiffeur
Richard Bebb
Hawk-Monitor Butler
William Scott-Masson
Bikki
Robert James
Mr. McKnag
Pat Keen
Aunt Gwen
Harry Ditson
Earl P. Neck
Trevor Baxter
Sneller
Tim Myers
Mr. Hawk-Monitor
Frederick Jaeger
Doctor Adolph Müdel
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