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  • The Optimist The Brush Off (Season 2, Episode 6)
  • TV Episode | Comedy

The Optimist

The Brush Off (Season 2, Episode 6)
TV Episode | Comedy

Whitewashing the walls and unintentionally the entire garden of a suburban home, mistaken identity causes the Optimist (Enn Reitel) to be hailed a new impressionist painter. His absurd abstracts sell for thousands and the art world flocks ...See moreWhitewashing the walls and unintentionally the entire garden of a suburban home, mistaken identity causes the Optimist (Enn Reitel) to be hailed a new impressionist painter. His absurd abstracts sell for thousands and the art world flocks to this new master of the brush for his signature on sausages. When his muse, Mimi (Julie Peasgood), suddenly leaves, he is left in despair and attempts to paint his defining piece of art. Unveiled, the oil painting of three kittens is derided as a disaster. But back on the streets as a labourer, the Optimist unwittingly creates a true masterpiece. Written by AS See less
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Director
Writers
Robert Fuest | Enn Reitel | Robert Sidaway (script associate) | Richard Sparks (devised by)
Producer
Composer
John Cameron (music score by)
Cinematographer
Francis De Groote (photography)
Casting Director
Production Designer
Mike Porter (art director)
Status
Edit Released
Updated Jan 5, 1985

Release date
Jan 5, 1985 (United Kingdom)

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