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Cold Comfort Farm (1995)

Cold Comfort Farm (1995)

Comedy Romance

She discovered a new branch of her family tree... the one with all the nuts.

Release Date: 1995, January 1
Directors: John Schlesinger
Countries: United Kingdom
Production: Thames Television, BBC Film, BBC Film, BBC, BBC, Thames International, Thames International
Cast: Stephen Fry, Kate Beckinsale, Ian McKellen, Joanna Lumley, Miriam Margolyes, Rupert Penry-Jones, Freddie Jones, William Scott-Masson, Frederick Jaeger, Harry Ditson, Rufus Sewell, Christopher Bowen

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.

Keywords:

based on novel or book 1930s orphan faithful adaptation sussex farm