September 22, 1977
30 minutes
Comedy
The Testing of Eric Olthwaite
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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Cast
Michael Palin
(Eric Olthwaite / Bank Manager)
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)
Clifford Kershaw
(Mayor)
Norman Mitchell
(1st Pressman)
Anthony Smee
(2nd Pressman)
Marcelle Samett
(Boy's Mother)
Peter Graham
(Boy)
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