The Plank
The Plank
Release: 1979-12-17
·Runtime: 28m
·★ 7.4
Comedy
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
Henry Cooper
as Beer drinker
Robert Dorning
as Fork-Lift Truck Driver
Diana Dors
as Woman with Rose
Charles Hawtrey
as Co-Driver
Frankie Howerd
as Photographer
Reg Varney
as Window Cleaner
Ann Sidney
as Model
Eric Sykes
as Taller Workman
Harry H. Corbett
as Amourous Van Driver
Charlie Drake
as Delivery man with cake
Deryck Guyler
as Milkman
Liza Goddard
as Young Lady Helped Across the Road
Kenny Lynch
as Dustman
Kate O'Mara
as Concerned Passerby
Wilfrid Hyde-White
as Old Gent Wanting to Cross the Road
Jimmy Edwards
as Policeman
James Hunt
as One-Eyed Truck Driver
Frank Windsor
as Motorist
Arthur Lowe
as Shorter Workman
Bernard Cribbins
as House painter
Brian Murphy
as Van Driver at Timber Yard
Joanna Lumley
as Hitcher
Lionel Blair
as Paint-covered House Owner