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The Testing of Eric Olthwaite (1977)

The Testing of Eric Olthwaite (1977)

Comedy
Release Date: 1977, September 22
Directors: Jim Franklin
Countries: United Kingdom
Production: BBC
Cast: Liz Smith, Kenneth Colley, Michael Palin, Anthony Smee, Reg Lye, Norman Mitchell, Roger Avon, Peter Graham, John Barrett, Barbara New, Anita Carey, Petra Markham

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.