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.

• Release date
• September 22, 1977
• Runtime
• 30 min
• Genres
• Comedy
• Director
• Jim Franklin

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