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...
Cast
Graham Chapman
Arthur Harris
David Jason
The Odd Job Man
Diana Quick
Fiona Harris
Simon Williams
Tony Sloane
Edward Hardwicke
Inspector Black
Bill Paterson
Sergeant Mull
Michael Elphick
Raymonde
Carolyn Seymour
Angie
Joe Melia
Head Waiter
George Innes
Caretaker
Stewart Harwood
Bernard
James Bree
Mr Kemp
Zulema Dene
Mrs Kemp
Richard O'Brien
Batch
Dave Atkins
Milkman
Carl Andrews
Taxi Driver
John Judd
Police Driver
Nick Edmett
PC
Toby Salaman
Barman
Tiny Keelin
Boston Startler
David Hatton
Old Man
Anthony Milner
Waiter
Mark Penfold
Ambulanceman
Crew
Peter Medak
Director
Graham Chapman
Writer, Producer
Bernard McKenna
Writer, Theatre Play
Barrie Vince
Editor
Terry Busby
Assistant Editor
William Diver
Assistant Editor
Richard James
Assistant Editor
Ken Hodges
Director of Photography
Stephen Christian
First Assistant Director
Vic Smith
Second Assistant Director
Bob Wilkins
Third Assistant Director
Neil Binney
Camera Operator
Mary Selway
Casting Director
Marina Drecker
Wardrobe Supervisor
Barbara Ritchie
Hairdresser
Alan Boyle
Makeup Artist
Peter Wood
Scenic Artist, Grip
David Minty
Assistant Art Director
Nicolas Gaster
Sound Editor
Alan Pattillo
Sound Editor
Doug E. Turner
Sound Mixer
David Gatrell
Sound Assistant
Claude Hitchcock
Sound Recordist
Keith Batten
Boom Operator
Alan Bryce
Special Effects
Howard Blake
Original Music Composer
Larry Edmonds
Production Accountant
Dennis Griffin
Set Decoration Buyer
John Godfrey
Construction Manager
Cheryl Leigh
Script Supervisor
Ron Purdie
Location Manager
Alexander De Grunwald
Location Manager
Derek Creedon
Property Master
Terry Pearce
Clapper Loader
Fred Anderson
Gaffer
John Wilcox
Production Manager
Gerald C. Wheatley
Production Executive
Mark Ezra
Unit Publicist
Tony Curtis
Art Direction
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