The Plank

Duration: 28 min

Release date: 1979-12-17

IMDB

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.

Comedy

The Plank

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as Taller Workman

as Shorter Workman

as Paint-covered House Owner

as Beer drinker

Harry H. Corbett

Harry H. Corbett

as Amourous Van Driver

Bernard Cribbins

Bernard Cribbins

as House painter

as Fork-Lift Truck Driver

as Woman with Rose

as Delivery man with cake

Charles Hawtrey

Charles Hawtrey

as Photographer

as One-Eyed Truck Driver

as Young Lady Helped Across the Road

as Van Driver at Timber Yard

as Concerned Passerby

Wilfrid Hyde-White

Wilfrid Hyde-White

as Old Gent Wanting to Cross the Road

as Window Cleaner

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