The Plank (1979) — comedy film. Directed by Eric Sykes. Starring Eric Sykes, Arthur Lowe, Lionel Blair, Henry Cooper. This page maps 6 characters and 7 relationships between them as an interactive character network.
Interactive Features for The Plank
The Plank offers interactive tools beyond traditional movie databases:
Character Relationship Map
— Interactive D3-powered visualization of character connections, alliances, and conflicts. Explore how 6 characters interconnect through 7 relationship links.
A meta-analysis of the 1979 slapstick comedy's production, style, and broadcast history.
Comedy · 7.4/10 · 28 min · 1979
Classic short British comedy, full of stars, about two workmen delivering planks to a building site. This is done with music and a sort of "wordless dialogue" which consists of a few mumbled sounds to convey the appropriate emotion. TV remake of the 1967 short.
