{"product_id":"bill-forsyth-comfort-and-joy","title":"Bill Forsyth - Comfort And Joy","description":"\u003cp\u003eirector Bill Forsyth followed the enormously successful Local Hero with this bittersweet comedy about a radio DJ who becomes embroiled in a turf war between rival ice cream vendors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlan ‘Dicky’ Bird (Bill Paterson) is a radio DJ who, despite his semi-glamorous job, is moping over the recent departure of his girlfriend and longs for a new direction. After following an attractive ice cream vendor, Charlotte (Clare Grogan), he becomes unwittingly embroiled in a turf war between two rival ice cream businesses, both gunning for the same Glasgow patch. Using his status as a local celebrity Bird acts as mediator between the two factions, hoping to win Charlotte’s heart.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eComfort and Joy was writer-director Bill Forsyth’s follow-up to the enormously successful Local Hero, and the film successfully continues the bittersweet comic formula, enhanced by Chris Menges’ picturesque photography and music by Mark Knopfler.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"OPTIMUM HOME ENT","offers":[{"title":"BLU-RAY","offer_id":53022821843286,"sku":"MRM-03924","price":15.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/6088\/9430\/files\/Screenshot-2026-05-20-at-16.45.44.png?v=1779292257","url":"https:\/\/monorailmusic.com\/products\/bill-forsyth-comfort-and-joy","provider":"Monorail Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}