A comedy short with very little speaking. Graham Stark and John Junkin have a new elevated platform to work with but still manage to get into lots of trouble. Lots of celebrity appearances.
Practical Effects
Physical comedy on a rickety platform — genuinely dangerous-looking stunts.
Acting
Stark and Junkin's silent chemistry carries the entire runtime.
Production
Celebrity cameos squeezed into half an hour like a British comedy Where's Waldo.
Director
Graham Stark
Graham Stark
1st Workman
Julia Foster
1st Typist
Norman Rossington
Fireman
John Junkin
2nd Workman - Driver
Paul Whitsun-Jones
The Boss
Tommy Godfrey
Cashier
Tony Blackburn
Fireman
Michael Caine
Michael Caine
David Hemmings
Man in Car with Posters
Eric Morecambe
Roof Tiler
Peter Sellers
Man with Two Cars
Bob Monkhouse
Photographer
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Graham Stark directed this as a love letter to silent comedy, casting his comedian friends in blink-and-miss-it roles.
Released in 1970, this short captures British variety television's final gasp before sitcoms took over completely.
US
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