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The Testing of Eric Olthwaite

09/22/1977

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0hr 30min

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Comedy

STORY

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.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Michael Palin
  • Barbara New
  • John Barrett
  • Anita Carey
  • Liz Smith

    Director

  • Jim Franklin

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • BBC

    Production Countries

  • United Kingdom

LANGUAGES

  • English

Cast

Michael Palin

Eric Olthwaite / Bank Manager

Barbara New

Mrs. Olthwaite

John Barrett

Mr. Olthwaite

Anita Carey

Irene Olthwaite

Liz Smith

Mrs. Bag

Reg Lye

Mr. Bag

Petra Markham

Enid Bag

Kenneth Colley

Robber

Roger Avon

Chauffeur

Clifford Kershaw

Mayor

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