Comedy · 1979 · 28m

The Plank

Director

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

Crew

Eric Sykes — Writer

Synopsis

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.

Key Collaborators

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