The Testing of Eric Olthwaite
1977, English. Directed by Jim Franklin.
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.
- Runtime
- 0h 30m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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Cast & crew
- Jim FranklinDirector
- Michael PalinEric Olthwaite / Bank Manager
- Barbara NewMrs. Olthwaite
- John BarrettMr. Olthwaite
- Anita CareyIrene Olthwaite
- Liz SmithMrs. Bag
- Reg LyeMr. Bag
- Petra MarkhamEnid Bag
- Kenneth ColleyRobber
- Roger AvonChauffeur
- Clifford KershawMayor
- Norman Mitchell1st Pressman
- Anthony Smee2nd Pressman
Details
- Released
- 22 September 1977
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Written by
- Michael Palin, Terry Jones
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The Testing of Eric Olthwaite isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 22 September 1977. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Testing of Eric Olthwaite?
The Testing of Eric Olthwaite (1977) was directed by Jim Franklin and stars Michael Palin, Barbara New, John Barrett.