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Dick Spanner
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Dick Spanner

Dick Spanner, P.I.

Ended

First Aired

May 03, 1987

Seasons

2

Episodes

22

Episode Runtime

6 min

Overview

Dick Spanner, P.I. is a 1986 British stop-motion animated comedy series which parodied Chandleresque detective shows. The title character and main protagonist was Dick Spanner, voiced by Shane Rimmer, a robotic private detective who works cases in a futuristic urban setting. The show made frequent use of puns and visual gags. The series consisted of 22 six-minute episodes, covering two story arcs of equal length: "The Case Of The Human Cannonball" and "The Case Of The Maltese Parrot". The programme was originally broadcast in the United Kingdom as a segment of the Sunday morning show Network 7 on Channel 4, and was later repeated on the same channel in a late night spot. Produced by Thunderbirds creator Gerry Anderson, the series was created and written by Terry Adlam, who had previously worked on effects for Anderson's Terrahawks. It was also the basis for the Anderson-created Tennants Pilsner advertising campaign using the Lou Tennant character.

Genres

Animation Comedy

Networks

Channel 4 Channel 4

Top Cast

1 cast members

Seasons

Season 1

The Case Of The Human Cannon Ball

11 Episodes • 1987

No overview available.

Season 2

The Case of the Maltese Parrot

11 Episodes • 1987

No overview available.

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