The Odd Job

1h 27min

Comedy

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

Graham Chapman

Arthur Harris
David Jason

David Jason

The Odd Job Man
Diana Quick

Diana Quick

Fiona Harris
Bill Paterson

Bill Paterson

Sergeant Mull
Joe Melia

Joe Melia

Head Waiter
George Innes

George Innes

Caretaker

Release date

31st Aug 1978

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English