The Optimist The Light Fantastic (Season 2, Episode 3)
TV Episode | Comedy

The Optimist

The Light Fantastic (Season 2, Episode 3)

TV Episode | Comedy

Working as a humble cobbler, the Optimist (Enn Reitel) is thrown into an international world of crime and classical ballet when a diamond is stolen - the famous Light Fantastic. Beautiful dancer Olga (Karen Smith) is on the run from ...See moreWorking as a humble cobbler, the Optimist (Enn Reitel) is thrown into an international world of crime and classical ballet when a diamond is stolen - the famous Light Fantastic. Beautiful dancer Olga (Karen Smith) is on the run from incompetent thugs when she hides the stone in a ballet shoe and draws the Optimist into a plot that leads to him being forced on stage to dance a pas-de-deux in Swan Lake with Olga and the Corps de Ballet to great acclaim. Written by AS See less

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18 cast members

Name	Known for
Enn Reitel The Optimist The Optimist See fewer	Corpse Bride (2005)
Karen Smith Olga Olga See fewer	The Optimist (1983)
Christine Garner The Countess The Countess See fewer	Bangkok Story (1989)
Ian McNeice Boris Boris See fewer	Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (1995)
Geoffrey Russell The Count The Count See fewer	The Avengers (1961)
Howard Attfield Ivan Ivan See fewer	Ever After: A Cinderella Story (1998)
Michael Beare Principal Dancer Principal Dancer See fewer	The Optimist (1983)
Marion St. Clare Principal Dancer Principal Dancer See fewer	The Optimist (1983)
Anastasia Bertram Corps de Ballet Corps de Ballet See fewer	The Optimist (1983)
Nicola Dawson Corps de Ballet Corps de Ballet See fewer	The Optimist (1983)
Rose Marie O'Donnell Corps de Ballet Corps de Ballet See fewer	The Optimist (1983)
Kim Miller Corps de Ballet Corps de Ballet See fewer	The Optimist (1983)
France Le Clinche Corps de Ballet Corps de Ballet See fewer	The Optimist (1983)
Tracey Lorraine Corps de Ballet Corps de Ballet See fewer	The Optimist (1983)
Jacqui Dixon Corps de Ballet Corps de Ballet See fewer	The Optimist (1983)
Sheila Styles Corps de Ballet Corps de Ballet See fewer	The Optimist (1983)
Robert Sidaway Doctor Doctor See fewer	Into the Rainbow (I) (2017)
Harry Fielder Man in Street (uncredited) Man in Street (uncredited) See fewer	Doctor Who (1963)