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The Plank

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.

1979 |0h 28m |  Comedy

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Eric Sykes

Taller Workman

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Arthur Lowe

Shorter Workman

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Lionel Blair

Paint-covered House Owner

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Henry Cooper

Beer drinker

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Harry H. Corbett

Amourous Van Driver

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Bernard Cribbins

House painter

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Robert Dorning

Fork-Lift Truck Driver

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Diana Dors

Woman with Rose

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Charlie Drake

Delivery man with cake

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Jimmy Edwards

Policeman

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Deryck Guyler

Milkman

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Charles Hawtrey

Co-Driver

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Frankie Howerd

Photographer

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James Hunt

One-Eyed Truck Driver

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Liza Goddard

Young Lady Helped Across the Road

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Kenny Lynch

Dustman

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Brian Murphy

Van Driver at Timber Yard

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Kate O'Mara

Concerned Passerby

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Wilfrid Hyde-White

Old Gent Wanting to Cross the Road

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Frank Windsor

Motorist

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Reg Varney

Window Cleaner

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Joanna Lumley

Hitcher

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Ann Sidney

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