The Testing of Eric Olthwaite
The Testing of Eric Olthwaite
1977
Comedy
Synopsis
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.
Credits
Director
Jim Franklin
Cast
Anita Carey as Irene Olthwaite
Barbara New as Mrs. Olthwaite
Clifford Kershaw as Mayor
John Barrett as Mr. Olthwaite
Kenneth Colley as Robber
Liz Smith as Mrs. Bag
Michael Palin as Eric Olthwaite / Bank Manager
Petra Markham as Enid Bag
Reg Lye as Mr. Bag
Roger Avon as Chauffeur
Crew
John Jarvis (Editor)
Jim Franklin (Producer)
John Stout (Production Designer)
William Walton (Theme Song Performance)
Michael Palin (Writer)
Terry Jones (Writer)
Original Poster
The Testing of Eric Olthwaite - Original Poster
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