Dick Spanner, P.I.
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| Dick Spanner, P.I. | |
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 Promotional image featuring the title character, Dick Spanner |
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| Format | Stop motion comedy |
| Created by | Gerry Anderson Christopher Burr |
| Starring | Shane Rimmer |
| Country of origin |  United Kingdom |
| No. of episodes | 22 × 6 minutes (alternate version: 4 × 24 minutes) |
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| Running time | 6 minutes (alternate version: 24 minutes) |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Channel 4 |
| Original run | 1986 – 1987 |
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Dick Spanner, P.I. was a 1986 British stop-motion animated comedy series which parodied Chandleresque detective shows.[1] The titular 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.[1]
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 UK 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 Anderon's Terrahawks.[2] It was also the basis for the Anderson-created Tennants Pilsner advertising campaign using the Lou Tennant character (voiced by Vivian Stanshall).
A DVD of the series was released on 15 October 2007, with extras including an interview with Gerry Anderson.[citation needed] The episodes featured new acoustic background music in place of the original synthesisers.
[edit] Dick Spanner model
In October 2007, Gerry Anderson launched a campaign to find the original Dick Spanner model, which he wished to add to his collection of props from series he had produced.[citation needed][3][4]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Worthington, TJ (December 2002). Comedy on Channel 4 Part Two: From Ruby Wax to Roger Mellie. OFF THE TELLY. Retrieved on 2007-11-22.
- ^ Film, TV & Video. Terry Adlam. Retrieved on 2007-11-22.
- ^ "Missing doll puts spanner in the works", thisisscunthorpe.co.uk, Grimsby & Scunthorpe Media Group, 2007-11-25. Retrieved on 2007-11-22.
- ^ "Search for lost puppet", Cambridge Evening News Online, Cambridge Newspapers, 2007-11-01. Retrieved on 2007-11-22.
[edit] External links
Dick Spanner, P.I. at sausageNet
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