The Plank

Carlton (1979)

Comedy, Music
 /   / Color / 51 mins
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In Collection
#1401
7.4

Plot

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

Lionel Blair Smart gent
Henry Cooper Beer drinker
Harry H. Corbett Amorous Truck Driver
Bernard Cribbins Door painter
Robert Dorning Fork-Lift Truck Driver
Diana Dors Woman with Rose
Charlie Drake Man with cake
Jimmy Edwards Policeman
Liza Goddard Crossing lady
Deryck Guyler Milkman
Charles Hawtrey Co-Driver
Frankie Howerd Photographer
James Hunt
Wilfrid Hyde-White Pedestrian
Arthur Lowe Plank Man

Crew

Director
Eric Sykes
Producer Dennis Kirkland
Writer Eric Sykes

Edition Details

Release Date 10/18/2004
Packaging Keep Case
Screen Ratio Widescreen (16:9)
Layers Single Side, Single Layer
No. of Disks/Tapes 1

Images

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