The Plank (1979)
Overview
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.
Cast
Eric Sykes
Taller Workman
Arthur Lowe
Shorter Workman
Lionel Blair
Paint-covered House Owner
Henry Cooper
Beer drinker
Harry H. Corbett
Amourous Van Driver
Bernard Cribbins
House painter
Robert Dorning
Fork-Lift Truck Driver
Diana Dors
Woman with Rose
Charlie Drake
Delivery man with cake
Jimmy Edwards
Policeman
Deryck Guyler
Milkman
Charles Hawtrey
Co-Driver
Frankie Howerd
Photographer
James Hunt
One-Eyed Truck Driver
Liza Goddard
Young Lady Helped Across the Road
Kenny Lynch
Dustman
Brian Murphy
Van Driver at Timber Yard
Kate O'Mara
Concerned Passerby
Wilfrid Hyde-White
Old Gent Wanting to Cross the Road
Frank Windsor
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