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Dick Spanner ·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.

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Animation
Comedy
Created By

Gerry AndersonTerry Adlam

First Aired on

May 03, 1987

2 seaons till Sep 27, 1987

Popularity: 5.129
5 votes
Networks
(GB)
Production

Anderson Burr Pictures

Status: Ended

Show Ended

Last episode: The Case Of The Maltese Parrot: Part 11

Seasons & episodes

Total 2 seasons, 22 episodes

The Case Of The Human Cannon Ball

Aired

11 Episodes
  • Episode 1The Case Of The Human Cannon Ball : Part 16 min

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  • Episode 2The Case Of The Human Cannon Ball : Part 26 min

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  • Episode 3The Case Of The Human Cannon Ball : Part 36 min

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  • Episode 4The Case Of The Human Cannon Ball : Part 46 min

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  • Episode 5The Case Of The Human Cannon Ball : Part 56 min

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Crew & Team

Gerry Anderson

Producer

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