The Odd Job (1978)
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...
Director: Peter Medak
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Graham Chapman as Arthur Harris |
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David Jason as The Odd Job Man |
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Diana Quick as Fiona Harris |
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Simon Williams as Tony Sloane |
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Edward Hardwicke as Inspector Black |
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Bill Paterson as Sergeant Mull |
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Michael Elphick as Raymonde |
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Carolyn Seymour as Angie |
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Joe Melia as Head Waiter |
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George Innes as Caretaker |
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Stewart Harwood as Bernard |
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James Bree as Mr Kemp |
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Zulema Dene as Mrs Kemp |
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Richard O'Brien as Batch |
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Dave Atkins as Milkman |
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Carl Andrews as Taxi Driver |
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John Judd as Police Driver |
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Nick Edmett as PC |
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Toby Salaman as Barman |
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Tiny Keelin as Boston Startler |
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David Hatton as Old Man |
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Anthony Milner as Waiter |
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Mark Penfold as Ambulanceman |
| Directing | Peter Medak | Director |
| Writing | Graham Chapman | Writer |
| Writing | Bernard McKenna | Writer |
| Writing | Bernard McKenna | Theatre Play |
| Production | Graham Chapman | Producer |
| Sound | Howard Blake | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Ken Hodges | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Barrie Vince | Editor |
| Production | Mary Selway | Casting Director |
| Art | Tony Curtis | Art Direction |
| Production | John Wilcox | Production Manager |
| Directing | Stephen Christian | First Assistant Director |
| Camera | Neil Binney | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Claude Hitchcock | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Doug E. Turner | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Nicolas Gaster | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Alan Pattillo | Sound Editor |
| Production | Ron Purdie | Location Manager |
| Production | Alexander De Grunwald | Location Manager |
| Art | David Minty | Assistant Art Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Alan Boyle | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Barbara Ritchie | Hairdresser |
| Directing | Cheryl Leigh | Script Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marina Drecker | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Sound | Keith Batten | Boom Operator |
| Directing | Vic Smith | Second Assistant Director |
| Production | Larry Edmonds | Production Accountant |
| Production | Gerald C. Wheatley | Production Executive |
| Art | Dennis Griffin | Set Decoration Buyer |
| Lighting | Fred Anderson | Gaffer |
| Crew | Alan Bryce | Special Effects |
| Editing | Terry Busby | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | William Diver | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Richard James | Assistant Editor |
| Art | John Godfrey | Construction Manager |
| Crew | Mark Ezra | Unit Publicist |
| Directing | Bob Wilkins | Third Assistant Director |
| Camera | Terry Pearce | Clapper Loader |
| Sound | David Gatrell | Sound Assistant |
| Crew | Peter Wood | Scenic Artist |
| Camera | Peter Wood | Grip |
| Art | Derek Creedon | Property Master |
