A silent comedy. Two accident-prone plumbers go to fix the plumbing at a home for retired gentle-folk on the coldest day of the year in Finland. Everything that can go wrong for these plumbers goes wrong.
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40 people
Bob Hoskins
Sidney, plumber's mate
Known for
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Super Mario Bros.
Eric Sykes
Mr Blick, the plumber
Known for
The Others
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes
Susan Morrall
Julian Doyle
Also in
Up, Down and Back
David Altschuler
Eila Roine
Matron
Also in
Rintamäkeläiset
Yövuoro
Ian Bodenham
André Jacquemin
Donald Pleasence
Soup slurper
Known for
Halloween
Prince of Darkness
Joseph D'Morais
Shaun O'Dell
Raija Laakso
Louise
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Eric Sykes Director · Susan Morrall Writer André Jacquemin Composer
First release November 17, 1993 · Produced in Finland, United Kingdom · Production Opix Films, Mountshannon Productions Ltd.
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Opix Films
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Mountshannon Productions Ltd.
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Finland · United Kingdom
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English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Finland · November 17, 1993
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United Kingdom
November 17, 1993 · TV
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