Country
United Kingdom
Date
Sep 22, 1977
30min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Eric Olthwaite is so boring that his family all leave home to escape him. Then one day he is accidentally caught up in a bank robbery and discovers that the robber shares his interests in shovels, black pudding and rainfall so they team up to make daring raids to steal rainfall records. As a result Eric becomes famous and is considered interesting again, so much so that he is made the mayor of Denley Moor.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Kenneth Colley | Robber |
| Roger Avon | Chauffeur |
| Clifford Kershaw | Mayor |
| Norman Mitchell | 1st Pressman |
| Anthony Smee | 2nd Pressman |
| Marcelle Samett | Boy's Mother |
| Peter Graham | Boy |
Genres
Comedy
Technical details
| Dettaglio | Valore |
|---|---|
| Titolo originale | The Testing of Eric Olthwaite |
| Lingua originale | English (EN) |
| Lingue parlate | English |
| Paesi di produzione | United Kingdom |
| Stato | Released |
| Compagnie di produzione | BBC |
| Data di uscita | 22 settembre 1977 |
| Producer | Jim Franklin |
| Writer | Michael Palin, Terry Jones |
| Editors | John Jarvis |
| Asst. Directors | Jim Franklin |
| Production Design | John Stout |
| Composer | William Walton |
| Sound | William Walton |
Release dates
TV
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