The Plank

• Director: Eric Sykes
• AMG Rating:
• Genre: Comedy
• Movie Type: Slapstick
• Themes: Nothing Goes Right
• Main Cast: Tommy Cooper, Eric Sykes, Jimmy Edwards, Roy Castle, Graham Stark
• Release Year: 1967
• Country: UK
• Run Time: 58 minutes

Plot

In this slapstick comedy two bumbling workmen attempt to take a long wooden plank through a London suburb to a building site. Mayhem ensues. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide

Cast

• Tommy Cooper - Larger Workman
• Eric Sykes - Smaller Workman
• Jimmy Edwards - Policeman
• Roy Castle - Garbage Man
• Graham Stark - Amorous Van Driver

Stratford Johns - Station Sergeant; Jim Dale - House Painter; Jimmy Tarbuck - Barman; Hattie Jacques - Woman with rose; Howard Douglas - Old Man; Dermot Kelly - Concertina Man; Libby Morris; Joan Young; John Junkin - Truck Driver; Johnny Speight - Chauffeur; Ian Wilson; Rex Garner - Tourist; Thomas Gallagher; Kenny Lynch - Garbage Driver

Credit

Mike Ford - Art Director, Eric Sykes - Director, John Pomeroy - Editor, Brian Fahey - Composer (Music Score), Frank Turner - Makeup, Harvey Harrison - Camera Operator, Arthur Wooster - Cinematographer, Jon Penington - Producer, Beryl Vertue - Producer, Eric Sykes - Screenwriter