The Odd Job
5.9
Arthur Harris is a happily married man who returns from his job to discover that his wife, Fiona, is leaving him. Devastated he gets really drunk and tries to commit suicide. After a few setbacks and while he is trying to electrocute himself with a lamp, the door bell rings. An odd man in a leather coat asks if there are any odd jobs that he can perform. Arthur hires the man to kill him. The next day his wife returns, but the man he hired is still trying to kill him...
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Cast
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Graham Chapman
Arthur Harris
Known for
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Life of Brian
David Jason
The Odd Job Man
Known for
Only Fools and Horses
Count Duckula
Peter Medak
Diana Quick
Fiona Harris
Known for
Brideshead Revisited
The Living and the Dead
Bernard McKenna
Mark Forstater
Also in
Right to Work March
Xploring Xtro
Simon Williams
Tony Sloane
Known for
Sense and Sensibility
The Bletchley Circle
Stephen O'Rourke
Edward Hardwicke
Inspector Black
Known for
Sherlock Holmes
Oliver Twist
Tony Stratton-Smith
Bill Paterson
Sergeant Mull
Known for
House of the Dragon
Fleabag
Michael Elphick
Raymonde
Known for
The Elephant Man
The Element of Crime
Peter Medak Director · Graham Chapman Writer Bernard McKenna Writer
First release August 31, 1978 · Produced in United Kingdom
Production
Charisma Films
Production
United Kingdom
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · August 31, 1978
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Denmark
January 25, 1982
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