title: Calamity the Cow
text: # Calamity the Cow
  
  Calamity the Cow was a film made for the Children's Film Foundation in 1967. The film starred Phil Collins as a teenage actor three years prior to his joining Genesis. The film was written by Kerry Eastman and directed by David Eastman.
  
  ## Plot summary
  
  Farmer Grant's children (including a young Phil Collins) get him to buy a cow from another farmer. The children work hard to make the cow fit and healthy enough for the show ring. But at the last minute the other farmer, Kincaid, steals Calamity.
  
  ## Cast
  
  * John Moulder-Brown - Rob Grant
  * Elizabeth Dear - Jo Grant
  * Stephen Brown - Tim Lucas
  * Phil Collins - Mike Lucas
  * Josephine Gillick - Beth Lucas
  * Grant Taylor -Mr. Grant
  * Honor Shepherd -Mrs. Grant
  * Alastair Hunter - Kincaid
  * Michael Warren -Ringer
  * Desmond Carrington - Uncle Jim
  * Ken Goodlet - Lefty
  * Peter Halliday - Sergeant Watkins
  