The Testing of Eric Olthwaite
7
1977-09-22
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.
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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.
Released
1977-09-22
Runtime
30
Director
Jim Franklin
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Genres
Comedy
Language
English
Production
BBC
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Michael Palin
Michael Palin
Barbara New
Barbara New
John Barrett
John Barrett
Anita Carey
Anita Carey
Liz Smith
Liz Smith
Reg Lye
Reg Lye
Petra Markham
Petra Markham
Kenneth Colley
Kenneth Colley
Roger Avon
Roger Avon
Clifford Kershaw
Clifford Kershaw
Norman Mitchell
Norman MitchellAnthony Smee
Anthony SmeeMarcelle Samett
Marcelle SamettPeter Graham
Peter Graham