The Plank (1979)

12/17/1979 (EN) • 28m

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.

Top Billed 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


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Status

Released

Original Language

Budget

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Revenue

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