

The Plank
28 minutes1979-12-17
7.4
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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

Eric Sykes
Taller Workman

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

James Hunt
One-Eyed Truck Driver

Liza Goddard
Young Lady Helped Across the Road

Kenny Lynch
Dustman

Brian Murphy
Van Driver at Timber Yard

Kate O'Mara
Concerned Passerby

Wilfrid Hyde-White
Old Gent Wanting to Cross the Road

Frank Windsor
Motorist

Reg Varney
Window Cleaner

Joanna Lumley
Hitcher
