The Plank (1979)

7.4/10 28 min Comedy

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

Motorist

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