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The Plank

7.4197928mMovieComedy

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.

DirectorEric Sykes
WriterEric Sykes

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Cast · Directed by Eric Sykes

ESEric Sykes
Eric Sykes
Taller Workman
ALArthur Lowe
Arthur Lowe
Shorter Workman
LBLionel Blair
Lionel Blair
Paint-covered House Owner
HCHenry Cooper
Henry Cooper
Beer drinker
HCHarry H. Corbett
Harry H. Corbett
Amourous Van Driver
BCBernard Cribbins
Bernard Cribbins
House painter
RDRobert Dorning
Robert Dorning
Fork-Lift Truck Driver
DDDiana Dors
Diana Dors
Woman with Rose
CDCharlie Drake
Charlie Drake
Delivery man with cake
JEJimmy Edwards
Jimmy Edwards
Policeman
DGDeryck Guyler
Deryck Guyler
Milkman
CHCharles Hawtrey
Charles Hawtrey
Co-Driver

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