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.
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Eric Sykes
Taller Workman
Known for
The Others
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes
Arthur Lowe
Shorter Workman
Known for
Coronation Street
Dad's Army
Lionel Blair
Paint-covered House Owner
Known for
A Hard Day's Night
Henry Cooper
Beer drinker
Also in
Royal Flash
An Audience with Jackie Mason
Harry H. Corbett
Amourous Van Driver
Known for
Jabberwocky
Carry On Screaming!
Bernard Cribbins
House painter
Known for
Frenzy
Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D.
Robert Dorning
Fork-Lift Truck Driver
Known for
Cul-de-sac
Evil Under the Sun
Diana Dors
Woman with Rose
Known for
Deep End
Berserk!
Charlie Drake
Delivery man with cake
Also in
Bleak House
Sands of the Desert
Jimmy Edwards
Policeman
Known for
The Bed Sitting Room
Deryck Guyler
Milkman
Known for
A Hard Day's Night
One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing
Charles Hawtrey
Co-Driver
Known for
Carry On Camping
A Canterbury Tale
Eric Sykes Director
First release December 17, 1979
Languages
Original language
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · December 17, 1979
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No release date listed for United States.
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