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Cold Comfort Farm

By: Stella Gibbons
Narrated by: Patricia Gallimore, Miriam Margolyes, Elizabeth Proud, full cast
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Summary

Patricia Gallimore and Miriam Margolyes star in this BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation of the classic comic novel.

Strong of will and slender of ankle, 20-year-old orphan Flora Poste is blessed with every virtue save that of being able to earn her own living. Casting around for suitable relatives with whom she can make her home, Flora alights on the mysterious Starkadders and, ignoring the horrified shrieks of her friends, heads down to darkest Sussex.

There she is confronted by an exceptionally odd cast of characters: grief-stricken Judith, fervently religious Amos, the lusty, smouldering Seth, wild and mysterious Elfine and, of course, the invisible tyrant Great Aunt Ada Doom, who saw something nasty in the woodshed. Many would be overcome by the simmering passions of the Starkadder family, but not Flora. All they need is a little organising.

Stella Gibbons' deliciously witty parody has been delighting readers since 1932 and retains its original sunny charm in this BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation.

©2017 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2017 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd

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Mmm, not my cup of tea...

Really well dramatized by a brilliant cast, but the story really wasn't for me... it was a trial and error choice - clearly for me - an error!

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Fantastic radio adaptation

really great radio adaptation of a very funny book. The only mild complaint is that due to old fashioned mixing you have to have the volume up loud and some of the voices are panned extremely left or right. Not suitable for driving or one earbud!

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Superlative

Brilliantly adapted and brilliantly performed; a joy to listen to. Cyril Shapps as Adam Lambsbreath had us in stitches.

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just love this

Love the book, movie, and audio. Will listen to again. And again. Classic quality BBC dramatisation.

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Hmmmm not for me

I love this book but I found this dramatisation very difficult to listen to and gave up on it. It's a bit amateur and forced, although I'm sure the cast enjoyed doubling up as mooing cows etc. not my cup of tea I'm afraid.

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Much Comfort Farm.

I really love thi s book and this dramatisation wa s excellent.Ienjoyed it very much.

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