Dick Spanner (1987)

Dick Spanner, P.I.

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.

Dick Spanner

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Seasons

Season 1

The Case Of The Human Cannon Ball

Season 2

The Case of the Maltese Parrot

Episodes season 1

  • 1x1

    The case of the human cannon ball : part 1

  • 1x2

    The case of the human cannon ball : part 2

  • 1x3

    The case of the human cannon ball : part 3

  • 1x4

    The case of the human cannon ball : part 4

  • 1x5

    The case of the human cannon ball : part 5

  • 1x6

    The case of the human cannon ball : part 6

  • 1x7

    The case of the human cannon ball : part 7

  • 1x8

    The case of the human cannon ball : part 8

  • 1x9

    The case of the human cannon ball : part 9

  • 1x10

    The case of the human cannon ball : part 10

  • 1x11

    The case of the human cannon ball : part 11

Episodes season 2

  • 2x1

    The case of the maltese parrot: part 1

  • 2x2

    The case of the maltese parrot: part 2

  • 2x3

    The case of the maltese parrot: part 3

  • 2x4

    The case of the maltese parrot: part 4

  • 2x5

    The case of the maltese parrot: part 5

  • 2x6

    The case of the maltese parrot: part 6

  • 2x7

    The case of the maltese parrot: part 7

  • 2x8

    The case of the maltese parrot: part 8

  • 2x9

    The case of the maltese parrot: part 9

  • 2x10

    The case of the maltese parrot: part 10

  • 2x11

    The case of the maltese parrot: part 11

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