The Plank (1979)

Name: The Plank
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1979-12-17
Duration: 28 min
Cast: Eric Sykes, Arthur Lowe, Lionel Blair, Henry Cooper, Harry H. Corbett

Classic short British comedy, full of stars, about two workmen delivering planks to a building site. This is done with music and a sort of "wordless dialogue" which consists of a few mumbled sounds to convey the appropriate emotion. TV remake of the 1967 short.

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Released 1979-12-17 · 28 min · Comedy

Directed by Eric Sykes

Cast

Eric Sykes as Taller Workman
Arthur Lowe as Shorter Workman
Lionel Blair as Paint-covered House Owner
Henry Cooper as Beer drinker
Harry H. Corbett as Amourous Van Driver
Bernard Cribbins as House painter
Robert Dorning as Fork-Lift Truck Driver
Diana Dors as Woman with Rose
Charlie Drake as Delivery man with cake
Jimmy Edwards as Policeman
Deryck Guyler as Milkman
Charles Hawtrey as Co-Driver
Frankie Howerd as Photographer
James Hunt as One-Eyed Truck Driver
Liza Goddard as Young Lady Helped Across the Road