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The Plank( 1979)

TV-MAComedy
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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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Eric Sykes

      Taller Workman

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      Arthur Lowe

      Shorter Workman

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      Lionel Blair

      Paint-covered House Owner

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      Henry Cooper

      Beer drinker

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      Harry H. Corbett

      Amourous Van Driver

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      Bernard Cribbins

      House painter

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      Robert Dorning

      Fork-Lift Truck Driver

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      Diana Dors

      Woman with Rose

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      Charlie Drake

      Delivery man with cake

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      Jimmy Edwards

      Policeman

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      Deryck Guyler

      Milkman

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      Charles Hawtrey

      Co-Driver

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      Frankie Howerd

      Photographer

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      James Hunt

      One-Eyed Truck Driver

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      Liza Goddard

      Young Lady Helped Across the Road

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      Kenny Lynch

      Dustman

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      Brian Murphy

      Van Driver at Timber Yard

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      Kate O'Mara

      Concerned Passerby

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      Wilfrid Hyde-White

      Old Gent Wanting to Cross the Road

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      Frank Windsor

      Motorist

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      Reg Varney

      Window Cleaner

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      Joanna Lumley

      Hitcher

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      Ann Sidney

      Model

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

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