
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.
Title | The Testing of Eric Olthwaite |
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Year | 1977 |
Genre | Comedy |
Country | United Kingdom |
Studio | BBC |
Cast | Michael Palin, Barbara New, John Barrett, Anita Carey, Liz Smith, Reg Lye |
Crew | Michael Palin (Writer), Jim Franklin (Director), Terry Jones (Writer), Jim Franklin (Producer), John Jarvis (Editor), John Stout (Production Designer) |
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Release | Sep 22, 1977 |
Runtime | 30 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb | 7.00 / 10 by 1 users |
Popularity | 0 |
Budget | 0 |
Revenue | 0 |
Language | English |