The Testing of Eric Olthwaite [1319874] Released: 1977-09-22 Revenue: $0 Budget: $0 Profit: $0 Runtime: 30 mins Popularity: 0.3467 Vote Average: 7 Vote Count: 1 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. Cast [14] Michael PalinEric Olthwaite / 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 Marcelle SamettBoy's Mother Peter GrahamBoy Trailers