The Optimist
- TV sitcom
- Channel 4
- 1983 - 1985
- 13 episodes (2 series)
Dialogue-free comedy series following one of life's error-prone eternal optimists. Stars Enn Reitel.
Episode menu
Series 1, Episode 2 - The Good, The Bad And The Nasty
Dressed for the "wild west", The Optimist sets out for a 'Dude Ranch' and is introduced to the riding instructor, although he finds that a rival is already in her favours. Learning to be a cowboy, The Optimist gets lost in the desert, smashes the Rival's car and fantasies that he is Clint Eastwood's 'The Man With No Name' - urged on by a Grizzly Veteran for a shootout with his nemesis.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Thursday 21st April 1983
- Time
- 8pm
- Channel
- Channel 4
- Length
- 30 minutes