The Plank (1979 film)

Infobox Film | name = The Plank


caption = "The Plank"
1979 version
director = Eric Sykes
producer = Dennis Kirkland
writer = Eric Sykes
starring = Eric Sykes
Arthur Lowe
music = Alan Braden
cinematography =
editing =
distributor =
released = 1979
runtime = 30 min.
language = English
budget =
imdb_id = 0079722

"The Plank" is a popular 30-minute, 1979 British slapstick comedy, which was a remake of an earlier 1967 version of the film, which was written and directed by Eric Sykes. The 1967 version of "The Plank" was, in turn, based on a comedy sketch, called "Sykes and a Plank", which Eric Sykes wrote for his comedy television series, "Sykes".

Plot

When two builders find that a floorboard is missing, they buy a replacement floorboard and return with it through the streets, causing unexpected .

Award

The 1979 film version won at the 1980 Festival Rose d'Or, held in Montreux, Switzerland.

Cast

* Eric Sykes
* Arthur Lowe
* Jimmy Edwards
* Lionel Blair
* Henry Cooper
* Harry H. Corbett
* Bernard Cribbins
* Robert Dorning
* Diana Dors
* Charlie Drake
* Liza Goddard
* Deryck Guyler
* Charles Hawtrey
* Frankie Howerd
* James Hunt
* Wilfrid Hyde-White
* Joanna Lumley
* Kenny Lynch
* Brian Murphy
* Kate O'Mara
* Ann Sidney
* Reg Varney
* Frank Windsor

ee also

* "The Plank (1967 film)" — an earlier version of this film — on which this film was based.
* Other Eric Sykes short silent films in similar style to "The Plank": "Rhubarb" (1969), "Rhubarb Rhubarb" (1980, a remake of "Rhubarb"), "It's Your Move" (1982), "Mr. H Is Late" (1988) and "The Big Freeze" (1993).

External links

* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/guide/articles/p/plankthe_7776135.shtml Comedy Guide - "The Plank"] at bbc.co.uk
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