The Big Freeze (film)
# The Big Freeze (film)

The Big Freeze is a 1993 featurette-length film written and directed by Eric Sykes. The action centres on mishaps involving a father and son plumbing team attending to business in sub-zero temperatures at a retirement home in Finland. Like other Sykes directorial vehicles, the piece is a silent comedy with a star cast - here including Bob Hoskins, John Mills, Donald Pleasence and Spike Milligan.

## Synopsis

A silent comedy. Two accident-prone plumbers go to fix the plumbing at a home for retired gentle-folk on the coldest day of the year in Finland. Everything that can go wrong for these plumbers goes wrong.

## Cast

* Bob Hoskins as Sidney
* Eric Sykes as Mr. Blick
* Eila Roine as Matron
* Donald Pleasence as Soup slurper
* Raija Laakso as Louise
* Sonja Lumme as Pretty Nurse
* John Mills as Dapper Man
* Spike Milligan as Der Schauspieler
* Sylvi Salonen as The Flapper
* Hellin Auvinen-Salmi as Old Lady
* Helinä Viitanen as Zimmer Lady
* Erkki Thil as Film Director
* Gabriel Laszlo as Fencer with Wig
* Hannes Anttila as Fencer
* Gunnar Strommer as Man in Bath
* Lasse Tiilkainen as Magician
* Ransu Alhoniemi as Juggler
* Mary Hayley Bell as Nursing Home Resident (uncredited)

## Production

The film was shot in Hervanta and Teisko, both districts in Tampere, Finland.

