The Plank (1979)
The Plank (1979)
Plot.
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.
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Cast & Crew.
Eric Sykes
Taller Workman / Director / Writer
Arthur Lowe
Shorter Workman
Lionel Blair
Paint-covered House Owner
Henry Cooper
Beer drinker
Harry H. Corbett
Amourous Van Driver
Bernard Cribbins
House painter
Robert Dorning
Fork-Lift Truck Driver
Diana Dors
Woman with Rose
Charlie Drake
Delivery man with cake
Jimmy Edwards
Policeman
Deryck Guyler
Milkman
Charles Hawtrey
Co-Driver
Frankie Howerd
Photographer
Dennis Kirkland
Producer
James Hunt
One-Eyed Truck Driver
Liza Goddard
Young Lady Helped Across the Road
Media.
Details.
Wiki.
The Plank is a 30-minute, British slapstick comedy film for television from 1979, which was written and directed by Eric Sykes. This version, which is a remake of the 1967 film The Plank, also written and directed by Sykes, was produced by Thames Television and broadcast on the ITV network.
Although not literally a silent film, it has little spoken dialogue. Instead the film is punctuated by grunts, other vocal noises and sound effects. The soundtrack was composed by Alan Braden, and performed by Alan Braden and his orchestra.
Sveriges Television in Sweden used to show the film several times around Christmas and New Year during the 1980s and 1990s.
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