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The Testing of Eric Olthwaite

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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.

Cast

Michael Palin as Eric Olthwaite / Bank Manager
Michael Palin

as Eric Olthwaite / Bank Manager

Barbara New as Mrs. Olthwaite
Barbara New

as Mrs. Olthwaite

John Barrett as Mr. Olthwaite
John Barrett

as Mr. Olthwaite

Anita Carey as Irene Olthwaite
Anita Carey

as Irene Olthwaite

Liz Smith as Mrs. Bag
Liz Smith

as Mrs. Bag

Reg Lye as Mr. Bag
Reg Lye

as Mr. Bag

Petra Markham as Enid Bag
Petra Markham

as Enid Bag

Kenneth Colley as Robber
Kenneth Colley

as Robber

Roger Avon as Chauffeur
Roger Avon

as Chauffeur

Clifford Kershaw as Mayor

Movie Facts

Rated

  • TV-14

Status

  • Released

Release Date

  • September 22, 1977

Production Companies

  • BBC

Production Countries

  • United Kingdom

Spoken Language

  • English

Budget

  • $0.00

Revenue

  • -

Runtime

  • 0.50 hrs

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