The Testing of Eric Olthwaite (1977)
Comedy
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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.
Cast
Michael Palin
Eric Olthwaite / Ban...
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
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Clifford Kershaw
Mayor
Norman Mitchell
1st Pressman
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Anthony Smee
2nd Pressman
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Marcelle Samett
Boy's Mother
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Peter Graham
Boy