Dick Spanner

TV Show
TitleDick Spanner, P.I.
User score

7.2

Release dateMay 3, 1987
Release date of last episodeSep 27, 1987
GenreAnimation, Comedy
DirectorGerry Anderson , Terry Adlam
Production countryCanada
Production companiesAnderson Burr Pictures
Series statusEnded
Seasons count2 (List of episodes)
Episodes count22
Run time6 min.

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.

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List of episodes

S2.E11 ∙ The Case Of The Maltese Parrot: Part 11

Sep 27, 1987

S2.E10 ∙ The Case Of The Maltese Parrot: Part 10

Sep 20, 1987

S2.E9 ∙ The Case Of The Maltese Parrot: Part 9

Sep 13, 1987

S2.E8 ∙ The Case Of The Maltese Parrot: Part 8

Sep 6, 1987

S2.E7 ∙ The Case Of The Maltese Parrot: Part 7

Aug 30, 1987

S2.E6 ∙ The Case Of The Maltese Parrot: Part 6

Aug 23, 1987

S2.E5 ∙ The Case Of The Maltese Parrot: Part 5

Aug 16, 1987

S2.E4 ∙ The Case Of The Maltese Parrot: Part 4

Aug 9, 1987

S2.E3 ∙ The Case Of The Maltese Parrot: Part 3

Aug 2, 1987

S2.E2 ∙ The Case Of The Maltese Parrot: Part 2

Jul 26, 1987

S2.E1 ∙ The Case Of The Maltese Parrot: Part 1

Jul 19, 1987

S1.E11 ∙ The Case Of The Human Cannon Ball : Part 11

Jul 12, 1987

S1.E10 ∙ The Case Of The Human Cannon Ball : Part 10

Jul 5, 1987

S1.E9 ∙ The Case Of The Human Cannon Ball : Part 9

Jun 28, 1987

S1.E8 ∙ The Case Of The Human Cannon Ball : Part 8

Jun 21, 1987

S1.E7 ∙ The Case Of The Human Cannon Ball : Part 7

Jun 14, 1987

S1.E6 ∙ The Case Of The Human Cannon Ball : Part 6

Jun 7, 1987

S1.E5 ∙ The Case Of The Human Cannon Ball : Part 5

May 31, 1987

S1.E4 ∙ The Case Of The Human Cannon Ball : Part 4

May 24, 1987

S1.E3 ∙ The Case Of The Human Cannon Ball : Part 3

May 17, 1987

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