The Optimist - The Fool Of The House Of Esher - starring Enn Reitel (1985)

Enn Reitel stars as The Optimist, a man who blunders through life, causing chaos wherever he goes. A remarkable silent comedy, the first of its kind on television, it ran for two series on the UK's Channel 4. This episode: "The Fool of the House of Esher". The Optimist inherits a crumbling mansion, which comes with an elderly butler and also murderous cousin Rachel, who intends to claim the inheritance for herself... Broadcast 4th January 1985 The whole series is currently being shown in the UK on Rewind Television, and can also be streamed for free in the UK on Plex (https://watch.plex.tv/en-GB/show/the-... & https://watch.plex.tv/en-GB/show/the-...) and elsewhere on Tubi (https://tubitv.com/series/300001105/t...)