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.

Eileen Atkins
as Judith Starkadder

Kate Beckinsale
as Flora Poste

Sheila Burrell
as Ada Doom

Stephen Fry
as Mybug

Freddie Jones
as Adam Lambsbreath

Joanna Lumley
as Mary Smiling

Ian McKellen
as Amos Starkadder

Miriam Margolyes
as Mrs. Beetle

Rufus Sewell
as Seth Starkadder

Ivan Kaye
as Reuben Starkadder
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I'm not sure "Flora" (Kate Beckinsale) really knew what to expect when she arrived at the home of her more rustic family at the eponymous location. Farmhouses always look so welcoming and inviting, but one step through the door here and she might as well have stepped back through time. With a cast o...