Series Hapless — 1 season, 5 episode

Story

Paul Green’s journalistic instincts lead him into an unusually intimate investigation when Simon’s sister asks for help circumcising her baby boy. Liam strongly objects to the procedure, leaving Paul to explore the question at its centre: does sex feel better with or without circumcision? As he searches for an answer, his inquiry takes him beyond the family disagreement and into a subject where personal belief, private experience and public debate collide.

Paul also turns his attention to the baffling popularity of a young YouTube vlogger. The mystery of how an apparently clueless creator attracts so many viewers gives the episode a second line of inquiry, connecting the personal world of the family story with the unpredictable logic of online attention.

Overview

The Jewish Enquirer is a British comedy series about Paul Green, an investigative journalist working for a small Jewish publication in the United Kingdom. His assignments bring him into contact with awkward questions and situations that resist straightforward answers. The series finds comic tension in Paul’s determination to investigate subjects that others might prefer to leave alone.

This episode, the fifth of the first season, combines a sensitive family dilemma with a playful look at internet fame. Its two storylines allow Paul to approach both intimate choices and viral success in the same probing spirit.

Cast and Characters

Tim Downie plays Paul Green, the investigative journalist at the centre of the series. Paul approaches the circumcision dispute as a question requiring research, while the strange success of a young YouTube vlogger presents another puzzle for his restless curiosity. Simon’s sister and Liam stand on opposite sides of the family disagreement, giving Paul a deeply personal subject to examine.