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{{short description|1979 film by Eric Sykes}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2016}}
{{Use British English|date=May 2016}}
{{Infobox film
|name = The Plank
|image =
|caption =
|director = [[Eric Sykes]]
|producer = [[Dennis Kirkland]]
|writer = Eric Sykes
|starring = Eric Sykes<br>[[Arthur Lowe]]
|music = [[Alan Braden]]
|cinematography =
|editing = John Plummer
|distributor =
|released = {{Film date|1979}}
|runtime = 27 minutes
|country = United Kingdom
|language = English
|budget =
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'''''The Plank''''' is a 30-minute, British [[slapstick]] [[comedy film]] for [[television]] from 1979, which was written and directed by [[Eric Sykes]]. This version, which is a remake of the 1967 film ''[[The Plank (1967 film)|The Plank]]'', also written and directed by Sykes, was produced by [[Thames Television]] and broadcast on the [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] network.

Although not literally a [[silent film]], it has little spoken dialogue. Instead the film is punctuated by grunts, other vocal noises and sound effects. The soundtrack was composed by [[Alan Braden]], and performed by Alan Braden and his orchestra.

[[Sveriges Television]] in Sweden used to show the film several times around [[Christmas]] and [[New Year]] during the 1980s and 1990s.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://smdb.kb.se/catalog/search?q=Plankan+typ%3Atv&sort=OLDEST|title=Plankan|publisher=Svensk mediedatabas|language=Swedish|access-date=31 December 2015}}</ref>

==Outline==
When two builders find that a floorboard is missing, they buy a replacement floorboard and return with it through the streets, causing unexpected [[Wiktionary:chaos|chaos]].

This was the third version of ''The Plank''; the basic idea had originated in an episode called "Sykes and a Plank", which Eric Sykes had written for his BBC television comedy series, ''[[Sykes and a...]]'' in 1964. This 1979 television version won the prize at the 1980 [[Rose d'Or|Festival Rose d'Or]], held in [[Montreux]], [[Switzerland]].

==Cast==
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* [[Eric Sykes]] as the Larger Workman (played by [[Tommy Cooper]] in original)
* [[Arthur Lowe]] as the Smaller Workman (played by Eric Sykes in original)
* [[Deryck Guyler]] as the Milkman (played by Dermot Kelly in original)
* [[Robert Dorning]] as the Fork-Lift Truck Driver
* [[Diana Dors]] as the Woman with the Rose (played by [[Hattie Jacques]] in original)
* [[Brian Murphy (actor)|Brian Murphy]] as the Van Driver in the Timber Yard
* [[Charlie Drake]] as the Delivery Man (played by [[Roy Castle]] in original)
* [[Jimmy Edwards]] as the Policeman (played same character (but now promoted) in original)
* [[Kenny Lynch]] as a Dustman (played the dustbin lorry driver in original)
* [[Pat Gorman]] as a Dustman (uncredited)
* [[Frankie Howerd]] as the Tourist (played by [[Rex Garner]] in original)
* [[Ann Sidney]] as the Tourist's Wife (played by [[Libby Morris]] in original)
* [[Kate O'Mara]] as the 'It's Paint' Woman (played by [[Anna Carteret]] in original)
* [[Bernard Cribbins]] as the House Painter (played by [[Jim Dale]] in original)
* [[Lionel Blair]] as the Paint-covered House Owner (played by Barney Gilbraith in original)
* [[Wilfrid Hyde-White]] as the Old Man (played by Howard Douglas in original)
* [[Liza Goddard]] as the Young Lady Helped Across the Road (played by Tricia De Dulin in original)
* [[Henry Cooper]] as the Man with Beer (played by Thomas Gallagher in original)
* [[Reg Varney]] as the Window Cleaner (played by [[Bill Oddie]] in original)
* [[Joanna Lumley]] as the Girl in the Van (played by Clovissa Newcombe in original)
* [[Harry H. Corbett]] as the Amorous Van Driver (played by [[Graham Stark]] in original)
* [[Charles Hawtrey (actor born 1914)|Charles Hawtrey]] as the Van Driver's Mate (played by [[Ian Wilson (actor)|Ian Wilson]] in original)
* [[James Hunt]] as the Lorry Driver with the Eye Patch (played by [[John Junkin]] in original)
* [[Frank Windsor]] as a Car Occupant at Holdup
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==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{British Comedy Guide|tv|the_plank|The Plank}}
*{{IMDb title|0079722|The Plank}}

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