The Plank
(1967)

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

Released: 1967-05-18

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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.

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Tommy Cooper

as Larger Workman

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Eric Sykes

as Smaller Workman

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Jimmy Edwards

as Policeman

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Roy Castle

as Delivery Man with boxes

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Graham Stark

as Amorous Van Driver

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Stratford Johns

as Station Sergeant

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Jim Dale

as House Painter

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Jimmy Tarbuck

as Barman

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Hattie Jacques

as Woman with Rose

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Rex Garner

as Tourist

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Libby Morris

as Tourist

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John Junkin

as One Eyed Truck Driver

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Joan Young

as Woman in Bus Queue with fur wrap

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Barney Gilbraith

as Paint-covered House Owner

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Clovissa Newcombe

as Girl in Van

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Dermot Kelly

as Milkman

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Anna Carteret

as It's Paint Woman

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Thomas Gallagher

as Man with Beer

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Howard Douglas

as Old Man

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Bill Oddie

as Window Cleaner

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Eric Sykes

Producer

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Eric Sykes

Director

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Eric Sykes

Writer

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Lorna Selwyn

Continuity

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Beryl Vertue

Executive Producer

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Stuart Freeman

Assistant Director

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Mike Ford

Art Direction

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Frank Turner

Makeup Artist

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Tristam Cones

Sound Editor

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Arthur Wooster

Director of Photography

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John Pomeroy

Editor

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Ivo Nightingale

Second Assistant Director

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Christopher Sutton

Production Manager

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Harvey Harrison

Camera Operator

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Brian Fahey

Original Music Composer

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