The Plank

Eric Sykes
1979-12-17


7.4
28 min

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

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