The Odd Job

The Odd Job

87 mins | Comedy | Aug. 31, 1978

Arthur Harris is a happily married man who returns from his job to discover that his wife, Fiona, is leaving him. Devastated he gets really drunk and tries to commit suicide. After a few setbacks and while he is trying to electrocute himself with a lamp, the door bell rings. An odd man in a leather coat asks if there are any odd jobs that he can perform. Arthur hires the man to kill him. The next day his wife returns, but the man he hired is still trying to kill him...

The Odd Job

87 mins | Comedy | Aug. 31, 1978

The Odd Job
Arthur Harris is a happily married man who returns from his job to discover that his wife, Fiona, is leaving him. Devastated he gets really drunk and tries to commit suicide. After a few setbacks and while he is trying to electrocute himself with a lamp, the door bell rings. An odd man in a leather coat asks if there are any odd jobs that he can perform. Arthur hires the man to kill him. The next day his wife returns, but the man he hired is still trying to kill him...
IMDb rating 6.2
Producers Charisma Films
Original title The Odd Job
Directors Peter Medak
Writers

Cast

Graham Chapman

as Arthur Harris

David Jason

as The Odd Job Man

Diana Quick

as Fiona Harris

Bill Paterson

as Sergeant Mull

Michael Elphick

as Raymonde

Carolyn Seymour

as Angie

Joe Melia

as Head Waiter

George Innes

as Caretaker