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Cold Comfort Farm. Flora Poste (Kate Beckinsale). Credit: BBC, Thames
Cold Comfort Farm

Cold Comfort Farm (1995)

  • TV comedy drama
  • BBC One
  • 1995
  • 1 episode

1995 TV film adapted from Stella Gibbons's 1932 book of the same name. Stars Kate Beckinsale, Joanna Lumley and Ian McKellen. Also features Eileen Atkins, Sheila Burrell, Stephen Fry, Freddie Jones, Miriam Margolyes and more.

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Cold Comfort Farm. Credit: BBC, Thames

Key details

Genre
Comedy Drama
Broadcast
1995
Channel
BBC 1
Episodes
1
Creator
Stella Gibbons
Stars
Kate Beckinsale, Joanna Lumley, Ian McKellen, Eileen Atkins, Sheila Burrell, Stephen Fry, Freddie Jones, Miriam Margolyes and more
Writer
Malcolm Bradbury
Director
John Schlesinger
Producers
Alison Gilby, Richard Broke, Antony Root and Joanna Gueritz
Companies

Additional details

Production
Studio
Camera set-up
Single camera
Picture
Colour

Website links

Broadcast details

First broadcast
Sunday 1st January 1995 at 9:30pm on BBC One
Episode length
100 minutes
Most recent repeats
  • Wednesday 6th March 2024 at 10:15pm on BBC4
  • Thursday 22nd July 2021 at 8:00pm on BBC4
  • Friday 30th January 2015 at 8:00pm on U&Drama

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