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The Testing of Eric Olthwaite (1977)
Directed by Jim Franklin
Overview
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.
Length 30 minutes
Actors
Michael Palin | Kenneth Colley | Barbara New | Clifford Kershaw | John Barrett