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The Plank (1967)
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Eric Sykes (writer)
Release Date:
13 March 1971 (West Germany) more
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You'll splinter your sides laughing at this classic of all comedies
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Classic short British comedy, full of stars, about two workmen delivering planks to a building site... more | add synopsis
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Pretty Much Perfect for 1967 ... more (11 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Tommy Cooper | ... | Larger Workman |
| Eric Sykes | ... | Smaller Workman |
| Jimmy Edwards | ... | Policeman |
| Roy Castle | ... | Delivery Man with boxes |
| Graham Stark | ... | Amorous Van Driver |
| Stratford Johns | ... | Station Sergeant |
| Jim Dale | ... | House Painter |
| Jimmy Tarbuck | ... | Barman |
| Hattie Jacques | ... | Woman with Rose |
| Rex Garner | ... | Tourist |
| Libby Morris | ... | Tourist |
| John Junkin | ... | One Eyed Truck Driver |
| Joan Young | ... | Woman in Bus Queue with fur wrap |
| Barney Gilbraith | ... | Paint-covered House Owner |
| Clovissa Newcombe | ... | Girl in Van |
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55 min
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Tommy Cooper replaced Peter Sellers who was forced to withdraw after shooting conflicts with another movie. more
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Sadly, and quite rudely, leask81 seems to have got it all wrong. The Plank was made in 1967 by some of the finest British comedians of the day - 'poms' or not. His comment was posted in February 2006 so, quite naturally, it would seem out-dated. In fact, any viewing later than 1976 would ... have you tried watching Paul Hogan's early stuff?
The sheer enjoyment out of watching the story of this errant plank of wood and its two clumsy handymen is not only a gem of British comedy, but is also a bar over which not many comedy performers since then have managed to clear.
A highly enjoyable 'short' and one for the collector.