Comedy

The Plank

- You'll splinter your sides laughing at this classic of all comedies

A slapstick comedy 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.

Release Date : 1967-05-18

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Associated London Films

Production Country : United Kingdom

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Tommy Cooper

Character Name : Larger Workman

Original Name : Tommy Cooper

Gender : Male

Eric Sykes

Character Name : Smaller Workman

Original Name : Eric Sykes

Gender : Male

Jimmy Edwards

Character Name : Policeman

Original Name : Jimmy Edwards

Gender : Male

Roy Castle

Character Name : Delivery Man with boxes

Original Name : Roy Castle

Gender : Male

Graham Stark

Character Name : Amorous Van Driver

Original Name : Graham Stark

Gender : Male

Stratford Johns

Character Name : Station Sergeant

Original Name : Stratford Johns

Gender : Male

Jim Dale

Character Name : House Painter

Original Name : Jim Dale

Gender : Male

Jimmy Tarbuck

Character Name : Barman

Original Name : Jimmy Tarbuck

Gender : Male

Hattie Jacques

Character Name : Woman with Rose

Original Name : Hattie Jacques

Gender : Female

Rex Garner

Character Name : Tourist

Original Name : Rex Garner

Gender : Male

Libby Morris

Character Name : Tourist

Original Name : Libby Morris

Gender : Male

John Junkin

Character Name : One Eyed Truck Driver

Original Name : John Junkin

Gender : Male

Joan Young

Character Name : Woman in Bus Queue with fur wrap

Original Name : Joan Young

Gender : Female

Barney Gilbraith

Character Name : Paint-covered House Owner

Original Name : Barney Gilbraith

Gender : Male

Clovissa Newcombe

Character Name : Girl in Van

Original Name : Clovissa Newcombe

Gender : Female

Dermot Kelly

Character Name : Milkman

Original Name : Dermot Kelly

Gender : Male

Anna Carteret

Character Name : It's Paint Woman

Original Name : Anna Carteret

Gender : Female

Thomas Gallagher

Character Name : Man with Beer

Original Name : Thomas Gallagher

Gender : Male

Howard Douglas

Character Name : Old Man

Original Name : Howard Douglas

Gender : Male

Bill Oddie

Character Name : Window Cleaner

Original Name : Bill Oddie

Gender : Male

Kenny Lynch

Character Name : Dustbin Lorry Driver

Original Name : Kenny Lynch

Gender : Male

Ronnie Brody

Character Name : Nude Model Carrier

Original Name : Ronnie Brody

Gender : Male

Dave Freeman

Character Name : UDC Cement Layer

Original Name : Dave Freeman

Gender : Male

Johnny Speight

Character Name : Pipe Smoker in Bus Queue

Original Name : Johnny Speight

Gender : Male

Ian Wilson

Character Name : Friend of Van Owner

Original Name : Ian Wilson

Gender : Male

Reviews

C

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2024-09-05

Many of us will have seen loads of films where the acting is wooden - but here, it is meant to be! Eric Sykes assembles a reasonable cast of stalwart British comics to regale us us with the adventures of the humble plank! Together with Tommy Cooper, the pair of workmen take us on a guided tour of what this plank (or it's identical twin) gets up to in it's wide and varied life... There is virtually no dialogue - much of it relying on the quirky Brian Fahey score and the odd mumble that set the standards for many an inaudible television drama being made even now. It does recycle the joke once too often, but it still has a charm about it. The singing opening titles; closing windows to keep out the cold - not that they have any glass in them, and the simplicity of things getting stuck, walloped and wedged is fun for a while, but that simplicity struggles to sustain the humour after the first 15-20 minutes or so. Still, it is an interesting and engaging example of what made us Brits laugh in the late 1960s.