The read
It runs a compact 1h 27m.
Synopsis
Arthur Harris is a happily married man who returns from his job to discover that his wife, Fiona, is leaving him. Devastated he gets really drunk and tries to commit suicide. After a few setbacks and while he is trying to electrocute himself with a lamp, the door bell rings. An odd man in a leather coat asks if there are any odd jobs that he can perform. Arthur hires the man to kill him. The next day his wife returns, but the man he hired is still trying to kill him...
Ratings
IMDb5.9/10
15 audience votes
Key crew
- Peter MedakDirector
- Graham ChapmanWriter
- Bernard McKennaWriter
- Howard BlakeOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Graham ChapmanArthur Harris
- David JasonThe Odd Job Man
- Diana QuickFiona Harris
- Simon WilliamsTony Sloane
- Edward HardwickeInspector Black
- Bill PatersonSergeant Mull
- Michael ElphickRaymonde
- Carolyn SeymourAngie
- Joe MeliaHead Waiter
- George InnesCaretaker
- Stewart HarwoodBernard
- James BreeMr Kemp