The Plank

The Plank

28 mins | Comedy | Dec. 17, 1979

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.

The Plank

28 mins | Comedy | Dec. 17, 1979

The Plank
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.
IMDb rating 7.4
Producers
Original title The Plank
Directors Eric Sykes
Writers Eric Sykes

Cast

Eric Sykes

as Taller Workman

Arthur Lowe

as Shorter Workman

Lionel Blair

as Paint-covered House Owner

Henry Cooper

as Beer drinker

Harry H. Corbett

as Amourous Van Driver

Bernard Cribbins

as House painter

Robert Dorning

as Fork-Lift Truck Driver

Diana Dors

as Woman with Rose

Charlie Drake

as Delivery man with cake

Jimmy Edwards

as Policeman

Deryck Guyler

as Milkman

Charles Hawtrey

as Co-Driver

Frankie Howerd

as Photographer

James Hunt

as One-Eyed Truck Driver

Liza Goddard

as Young Lady Helped Across the Road

Kenny Lynch

as Dustman

Brian Murphy

as Van Driver at Timber Yard

Kate O'Mara

as Concerned Passerby

Wilfrid Hyde-White

as Old Gent Wanting to Cross the Road

Frank Windsor

as Motorist

Reg Varney

as Window Cleaner

Joanna Lumley

as Hitcher

Ann Sidney

as Model