The Testing of Eric Olthwaite 46 years old

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.

Credits

The Testing of Eric Olthwaite Cast

Name Character
Michael Palin He was 34, now 80 years old
Kenneth Colley He was 39, now 86 years old
Clifford Kershaw
Barbara New She was 54, 87 years old when she died

The Testing of Eric Olthwaite Crew

Name Department
Michael Palin as Writer. He was 34 (now 80) years old Writing
Terry Jones as Writer. He was 35 (77) years old when He died Writing
Jim Franklin as Director. He was 29 (57) years old when He died Directing
The Testing of Eric Olthwaite (46 years)

  • Release day: Tuesday, September 27, 1977
  • Runtime: 30 minutes