Title: The Plank (1979 film)
Content:  The Plank is a 30-minute, British slapstick comedy film for television from 1979, which was written and directed by Eric Sykes. This version, which is a remake of the 1967 film The Plank, also written and directed by Sykes, was produced by Thames Television and broadcast on the ITV network. Although not literally a silent film, it has little spoken dialogue. Instead the film is punctuated by grunts, other vocal noises and sound effects. The soundtrack was composed by Alan Braden, and performed by Alan Braden and his orchestra. Sveriges Television in Sweden used to show the film several times around Christmas and New Year during the 1980s and 1990s.
Title: The Plank (1979 film)
Content:  • Eric Sykes as the Larger Workman (played by Tommy Cooper in original) • Arthur Lowe as the Smaller Workman (played by Eric Sykes in original) • Deryck Guyler (played P.C "Corky" Turnbull in several episodes of Sykes and a...) as the Milkman (played by Dermot Kelly in original) • Robert Dorning as the Fork-Lift Truck Driver • Diana Dors as the Woman with the Rose (played by Hattie Jacques in original) • Brian Murphy as the Van Driver in the Timber Yard • Charlie Drake as the Delivery Man (played by Roy Castle in original) • Jimmy Edwards as the Policeman (played same character in original) 
Title: The Plank (1967 film)
Content:  The Plank is a 1967 British slapstick comedy film (51 minutes) made by Associated London Films. It follows the misadventures of two builders who require a floorboard. It was written and directed by Eric Sykes, and produced by Jon Penington. The story was based on an episode of Eric Sykes' BBC comedy series Sykes and a... from 1964, called "Sykes and a Plank". Although not strictly a silent film, it is unusual in having little dialogue; instead, the film is punctuated by grunts, other vocal noises and sound effects. The cast features many of the top comedians and comic actors of the time.
Title: The Plank (1967 film)
Content:  • Eric Sykes as the Smaller Workman • Tommy Cooper as the Larger Workman • Dermot Kelly as the Milkman • Hattie Jacques as the Woman with the Rose • Roy Castle as the Delivery Man (Smelly Man) • Jimmy Edwards as the Policeman • Kenny Lynch as the Dustbin Lorry Driver • Jim Dale as the House Painter • Barney Gilbraith as the Paint-covered House Owner • Rex Garner as the Tourist • Libby Morris as the Tourist's wife • Anna Carteret as the 'It's Paint' Woman • Johnny Speight as the Pipe Smoker in Bus Queue • Joan Young as the Woman in Bus Queue with Fur Coat • Dennis Golding as the Boy 
Title: The Plank (1979 film)
Content:  the Road (played by Tricia De Dulin in original) • Henry Cooper as the Man with Beer (played by Thomas Gallagher in original) • Reg Varney as the Window Cleaner (played by Bill Oddie in original) • Joanna Lumley as the Girl in the Van (played by Clovissa Newcombe in original) • Harry H. Corbett as the Amorous Van Driver (played by Graham Stark in original) • Charles Hawtrey as the Van Driver's Mate (played by Ian Wilson in original) • James Hunt as the Lorry Driver with the Eye Patch (played by John Junkin in original) • Frank Windsor as a Car Occupant at Holdup
Title: The Plank (1967 film)
Content:  Two variants exist, running for about 51 and 44 minutes respectively. The film was reissued in 1974, with some scenes cut down or extended, and some put in a different order, with the music reapplied to suit; some voices were clarified. Although a single plank was depicted throughout the film, two planks were actually used for filming: a thin plank for scenes where actors carry the plank, and a thicker plank for scenes where it is being transported on the Morris Eight and for scenes where a thicker stronger plank was required. In December 2011, one of these planks from the film was sold at auction for £1,050. Dermot Kelly is often listed as "Concertina Man" or "Affluent Concertina Man", instead of "Milkman". Johnny Speight is often listed as "Chauffeur", "Concertina Man's Chauffeur" or "Concertina Man's Father", instead of "Pipe Smoker in Bus Queue".
Title: The Plank (1979 film)
Content:  Kenny Lynch as a Dustman (played the dustbin lorry driver in original) • Pat Gorman as a Dustman (uncredited) • Frankie Howerd as the Tourist (played by Rex Garner in original) • Ann Sidney as the Tourist's Wife (played by Libby Morris in original) • Kate O'Mara as the 'It's Paint' Woman (played by Anna Carteret in original) • Bernard Cribbins as the House Painter (played by Jim Dale in original) • Lionel Blair as the Paint-covered House Owner (played by Barney Gilbraith in original) • Wilfrid Hyde-White as the Old Man (played by Howard Douglas in original) • Liza Goddard as the Young Lady Helped 
Title: Scott Plank
Content:  Scott Plank was born in Washington, D.C. on November 11, 1958. Plank's last feature film was the movie Holes (2003) starring Sigourney Weaver and Jon Voight, in which he had the supporting role of Trout Walker. In addition he appeared in The Flying Dutchman in 2001, which co-starred Rod Steiger, Saints and Sinners in 1994, The In Crowd in 1988, Panama Sugar in 1990, which co-starred Oliver Reed, and finally Without Evidence (1995), which co-starred Angelina Jolie. His television credits include appearances in The Division (2001), Sons and Daughters (1991), Air America (1998) and Melrose Place (1992). Plank had an extensive theatre background that spans from Broadway to Regional theatre in Los Angeles. He was in the original cast of Dreamgirls on Broadway and toured for many years with A Chorus Line in which he played various roles. Regional theatre roles include Hurlyburly co-starring alongside Sean Penn, and a one-act play Kindness of Women, written and directed by Sean Penn.
Title: The Plank (1967 film)
Content:  Cuffed Ear • Hyma Beckley as Man in Bus Queue (uncredited) • Howard Douglas as the Old Man • Tricia De Dulin as the Young Lady Helped Across the Road • Thomas Gallagher as the Man with Beer • Bill Oddie as the Window Cleaner • Jimmy Tarbuck as the Barman • Ronnie Brody as the Nude Model Carrier • Clovissa Newcombe as the Girl in the Van • Graham Stark as the Amorous Van Driver • Ian Wilson as the Van Driver's Mate • John Junkin as the Lorry Driver with the Eye Patch • Dave Freeman as the UDC Cement Layer • Stratford Johns as the Station Sergeant • Oh... and The Cat
Title: The Plank (1967 film)
Content:  After one of the characters uses the last floorboard for heating, the two hapless carpenters have to buy a replacement. They return to the house with the plank on top of a Morris Eight Series E, but the journey is fraught with unexpected difficulties. The film is a series of "plank jokes" elaborating on the "man with a plank" slapstick routine seen in vaudeville and silent films, and adding new ones. For instance, at one point the plank is tied to the top of the car and projects backward into the open back of a large van. A man (played by Roy Castle) enters the back of the van and sits down. The van drives away, leaving him suspended in mid-air sitting on the end of the plank.

Question: Who was the director of The Plank?
Answer: Eric Sykes.