Ciaran Dowd, from sketch group Beasts, won the Edinburgh Comedy Award for Best Newcomer for his debut solo Fringe appearance as swashbuckling swordsman Rodolfo in 2018. It was a rollicking, brilliantly funny show that suggested that the character had great potential. Now, nearly three years on, the character comes to television in this one-off short film that will hopefully be the precursor to more Rodolfo screen antics.