Home
search
more | tips
IMDb > "Cold Comfort Farm" (1968)

"Cold Comfort Farm" (1968) More at IMDbPro »TV mini-series

Photos (see all 2 | slideshow)

Overview

User Rating:
6.9/10   91 votes
MOVIEmeter: ?
Down 16% in popularity this week. See rank & trends on IMDbPro.
Contact:
View company contact information for Cold Comfort Farm on IMDbPro.
Seasons:
1 full episode list
Release Date:
6 December 1971 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy more
User Comments:
A treat for Cold Comfort Farm aficionados! more

Cast

 (Series Cast Summary - 15 of 17)
Fay Compton ... Aunt Ada Doom (Starkadder) (3 episodes, 1968)
Rosalie Crutchley ... Judith Starkadder (3 episodes, 1968)
Brian Blessed ... Reuben Starkadder (3 episodes, 1968)
Sarah Badel ... Flora Poste (3 episodes, 1968)
Alastair Sim ... Amos Starkadder (3 episodes, 1968)
Sharon Gurney ... Elfine Starkadder (2 episodes, 1968)
Peter Egan ... Seth Starkadder (2 episodes, 1968)
Billy Russell ... Adam Lambsbreath (2 episodes, 1968)
Hazel Coppen ... Mrs. Agony Beetle (2 episodes, 1968)
Charlotte Howard ... Meriam (2 episodes, 1968)
Sheila Grant ... Rennett Starkadder (2 episodes, 1968)
John Baker ... Ezra (2 episodes, 1968)
Jonathan Bilson ... Harkaway (2 episodes, 1968)
John Golightly ... Charles Fairford (2 episodes, 1968)
Joan Bakewell ... Undetermined Supporting Role (2 episodes, 1968)
more
Create a character page for: ?

Additional Details

Runtime:
UK:50 min (3 episodes)
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Mono

Fun Stuff

Movie Connections:
Version of Cold Comfort Farm (1995) (TV) more

FAQ

This FAQ is empty. Add the first question.
4 out of 4 people found the following comment useful:-
A treat for Cold Comfort Farm aficionados!, 29 August 2004
Author: William Drysdale from Clitheroe, LANCS, ENGLAND

I was astonished and delighted to discover, quite by chance, that the BBC's 1971 production of Cold Comfort Farm was available on tape. Ironic that it should only be available in American format!The dramatisation of a favourite novel is seldom received with unreserved pleasure by aficionados, but I well remember my own wholehearted delight in this particular instance.

Comparisons are odious, of course, but I felt John Schlesinger's more recent film lacked the rawness and anarchy of Peter Hammond's production – I found it altogether too picturesque. I also sorely missed Joan Bakewell's narration, which so successfully incorporated, in the earlier version, the wonderful purple passages of Stella Gibbons prose. For me nothing could equal Alastair Sim's extraordinary performance as the tortured Amos, nor surpass Rosalie Crutchley's interpretation of the bereft and despairing Cousin Judith. Definitive too, is the imperturbable normalcy of Sarah Badel's Flora Post, especially in the chaotic and violent scene of Ada Doom's Counting! I originally saw the production in black and white, which I think might have been a plus – I found the colour insipid rather than atmospheric – but I highly recommend this production to any Cold Comfort Farm enthusiast!

Was the above comment useful to you?
more

Message Boards

Discuss this movie with other users on IMDb message board for "Cold Comfort Farm" (1968)
Recent Posts (updated daily)User
better than the remake. chicago85
Any word of a DVD? silverwhistle
more

Recommendations

If you enjoyed this title, our database also recommends:
- - - - -
"Emma" "Pride and Prejudice" "Gormenghast" "Eureka Street" "Selling Hitler"
IMDb User Rating:
IMDb User Rating:
IMDb User Rating:
IMDb User Rating:
IMDb User Rating:
Show more recommendations

Related Links

Episode guide Full cast and crew Company credits
IMDb TV section IMDb Comedy section IMDb UK section
Add this title to MyMovies

You may report errors and omissions on this page to the IMDb database managers. They will be examined and if approved will be included in a future update. Clicking the 'Update' button will take you through a step-by-step process.

Add a new episode

You may add a new episode for this TV series by clicking the 'add episode' button