EndedChannel 41987-05-03

Dick Spanner, P.I.

Name: Dick Spanner, P.I.
Genre: Animation, Comedy
Released: 1987-05-03
Rating: 6.5
Cast: Shane Rimmer

Animation Comedy~6 min

Seasons

Episodes

Networks

Channel 4

Countries

CA, GB

First aired

1987-05-03

Last aired

1987-09-27

Language

Rating

6.5 / 10

Episode release dates

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Synopsis and details

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.