It's been driving me potty.

I'm trying to remember a film I last saw several years ago but I cannot remember the title.

The lead character was a man who had recently inherited a title and lands but who was [I think} mentally unstable. The family who were outraged that he had usurped them, were trying desperately to drive him mad so they could resume control of everything. However he managed to foil them at every turn. He was convinced he was a famous poet or something so they employed a girl to pretend to be this poet's love interest in hopes of tipping him over. Arthur Lowe was in it, playing this man's butler - kept asking him if he was going of a constitutional and shoving him into his overcoat for bracing walks.

I can't remember much more than that but the reason I remember it was that at the time I thought the leading man was quite dishy with long[ish] red hair.

I know it's not much to go on I know but I'm hoping someone here can put me out of my misery.

here are all the films Arthur Lowe was in see if you can figure the film out that you are looking for. sorry i cant be much help not sure which film it is

The only one I can think it might be is The Ruling Class. I'm stunned though, I thought the leading man was well dishy but I can't believe it was Peter O'Toole. It was the only plot line that bore any resemblance to the film I remember. Mind you, it was over 30 years ago that I saw it.

I'll have to see if I can track it down.

Thanks for your help though