The Plank
movie
Released December 17, 1979
Genres:
Overview
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
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