The Plank poster

The Plank( 1967)

TV-MAComedy
62%
User
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You'll splinter your sides laughing at this classic of all comedies

Overview

A slapstick comedy 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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Tommy Cooper

      Larger Workman

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      Eric Sykes

      Smaller Workman

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      Jimmy Edwards

      Policeman

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      Roy Castle

      Delivery Man with boxes

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      Graham Stark

      Amorous Van Driver

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      Stratford Johns

      Station Sergeant

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      Jim Dale

      House Painter

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      Jimmy Tarbuck

      Barman

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      Hattie Jacques

      Woman with Rose

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      Rex Garner

      Tourist

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      Libby Morris

      Tourist

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      John Junkin

      One Eyed Truck Driver

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      Joan Young

      Woman in Bus Queue with fur wrap

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      Barney Gilbraith

      Paint-covered House Owner

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      Clovissa Newcombe

      Girl in Van

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      Dermot Kelly

      Milkman

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      Anna Carteret

      It's Paint Woman

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      Thomas Gallagher

      Man with Beer

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      Howard Douglas

      Old Man

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      Bill Oddie

      Window Cleaner

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      Kenny Lynch

      Dustbin Lorry Driver

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      Ronnie Brody

      Nude Model Carrier

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      Dave Freeman

      UDC Cement Layer

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      Johnny Speight

      Pipe Smoker in Bus Queue

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      Ian Wilson

      Friend of Van Owner

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    A review by CinemaSerf

    6
    Written by CinemaSerf on Thu Sep 05 2024
    Many of us will have seen loads of films where the acting is wooden - but here, it is meant to be! Eric Sykes assembles a reasonable cast of stalwart British comics to regale us us with the adventures of the humble plank! Together with Tommy Cooper, the pair of workmen take us on a guided tour of what this plank (or it's identical twin) gets up to in it's wide and varied life... There is virtually no dialogue - much of it relying on the quirky Brian Fahey score and the odd mumble that set the standards for many an inaudible television drama being made even now. It does recycle the joke once too...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • slapstick comedy
    • floorboard