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The Optimist. The Optimist (Enn Reitel)
The Optimist

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.

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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

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