Dick Spanner
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.
Year: 1987
Country: Canada
Studio: Channel 4
Director: Gerry Anderson, Terry Adlam
Cast: Shane Rimmer
First Air Date: May 03, 1987
Last Air date: Sep 27, 1987
Season: 2 Season
Episode: 22 Episode
Runtime: 6 minutes
IMDb: 6.30/10 by 7.00 users
Popularity: 0.7358
Language: English
Episode
The Case Of The Maltese Parrot: Part 1
The Case Of The Maltese Parrot: Part 2
The Case Of The Maltese Parrot: Part 3
The Case Of The Maltese Parrot: Part 4
The Case Of The Maltese Parrot: Part 5
The Case Of The Maltese Parrot: Part 6
The Case Of The Maltese Parrot: Part 7
The Case Of The Maltese Parrot: Part 8
The Case Of The Maltese Parrot: Part 9
The Case Of The Maltese Parrot: Part 10
The Case Of The Maltese Parrot: Part 11
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