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.