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'''''I, Lovett''''' is a [[BBC]] television [[sitcom]] written by [[Norman Lovett]] and [[Ian Pattison]]. Seven episodes were broadcast, a [[Television pilot|pilot]] in 1989<ref name="TheList">{{cite web |last1=Mabbot |first1=Alistair |title=Last of the Red Hot Lovetts |url=https://archive.list.co.uk/the-list/1989-06-02/7/ |publisher=The List |accessdate=2019-06-22 |date=1989-06-02}}</ref> and a six episode series in 1993.<ref name="BSG">{{cite web |url=http://www.sitcom.co.uk/sitcoms/i_lovett.shtml |title=I, Lovett |last=Whyte |first=Sean |publisher=[[British Comedy Guide]] |accessdate=2 February 2011}}</ref>
'''''I, Lovett''''' is a [[BBC]] television [[sitcom]] written by [[Norman Lovett]] and [[Ian Pattison]]. Seven episodes were broadcast, a [[Television pilot|pilot]] in 1989 and a six-episode series in 1993.<ref name="TheList">{{cite web |last1=Mabbot |first1=Alistair |title=Last of the Red Hot Lovetts |url=https://archive.list.co.uk/the-list/1989-06-02/7/ |publisher=The List |accessdate=2019-06-22 |date=1989-06-02}}</ref><ref name="BSG">{{cite web |url=http://www.sitcom.co.uk/sitcoms/i_lovett.shtml |title=I, Lovett |last=Whyte |first=Sean |publisher=[[British Comedy Guide]] |accessdate=2 February 2011}}</ref>


==Plot==
==Plot==
The series stars Norman Lovett playing a version of himself who is an inventor living in a world of [[surrealism]] with his talking dog, voiced by [[Geoffrey Hughes]]; spider, voiced by [[Mary Riggans]]; and inanimate objects.<ref name="BSG"/>
The series stars Norman Lovett playing a version of himself who is an inventor living in a world of [[surrealism]] with his talking dog, voiced by [[Geoffrey Hughes (actor)|Geoffrey Hughes]]; a spider, voiced by [[Mary Riggans]]; and inanimate objects.<ref name="BSG"/>


==Production==
==Production==
In 1989 a one-off pilot episode<ref name="TheList" /> was made for the [[anthology series]] ''Comic Asides'', the BBC commissioned a full series which was broadcast four years later in 1993.<ref name="BSG"/> In total seven episodes were made each one was shown on [[BBC Two|BBC2]], directed by [[Ron Bain]] and produced by [[Colin Gilbert]].<ref name="production">{{cite web |url=http://www.phill.co.uk/comedy/lovett/prod.html |title=I, Lovett: Production |publisher=Phill.co.uk |accessdate=2 February 2011}}</ref>
In 1989 a one-off pilot episode<ref name="TheList" /> was made for the [[anthology series]] ''Comic Asides'', the BBC commissioned a full series which was broadcast four years later in 1993.<ref name="BSG"/> In total seven episodes were made each one was shown on [[BBC Two|BBC2]], directed by [[Ron Bain]] and produced by [[Colin Gilbert]].<ref name="production">{{cite web |url=http://www.phill.co.uk/comedy/lovett/prod.html |title=I, Lovett: Production |publisher=Phill.co.uk |accessdate=2 February 2011}}</ref>


==Episode list==
==Episode list==
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==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{tv.com show|i-lovett|I, Lovett}}
*{{Epguides|ILovett}}
*{{Epguides|ILovett}}
*{{British Comedy Guide|tv|i_lovett}}
*{{British Comedy Guide|tv|i_lovett}}
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[[Category:1993 British television series endings]]
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[[Category:BBC television sitcoms]]
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[[Category:English-language television programs]]
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Latest revision as of 22:05, 7 August 2024

I, Lovett
GenreSitcom
Written byNorman Lovett
Ian Pattison
Directed byRon Bain
StarringNorman Lovett
Dicken Ashworth
Sara Cooper
Voices ofMary Riggans
Leon Sinden
Geoffrey Hughes
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes7
Production
ProducerColin Gilbert
Original release
NetworkBBC2
Release9 June 1989 (1989-06-09) –
28 April 1993 (1993-04-28)

I, Lovett is a BBC television sitcom written by Norman Lovett and Ian Pattison. Seven episodes were broadcast, a pilot in 1989 and a six-episode series in 1993.[1][2]

Plot

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The series stars Norman Lovett playing a version of himself who is an inventor living in a world of surrealism with his talking dog, voiced by Geoffrey Hughes; a spider, voiced by Mary Riggans; and inanimate objects.[2]

Production

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In 1989 a one-off pilot episode[1] was made for the anthology series Comic Asides, the BBC commissioned a full series which was broadcast four years later in 1993.[2] In total seven episodes were made each one was shown on BBC2, directed by Ron Bain and produced by Colin Gilbert.[3]

Episode list

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No.
overall		No. in
series		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
1—"Pilot"Colin GilbertNorman Lovett9 June 1989 (1989-06-09)
21"The Snowman"Ron BainNorman Lovett and Ian Pattison24 March 1993 (1993-03-24)
32"Crime & Punishment"Ron BainNorman Lovett and Ian Pattison31 March 1993 (1993-03-31)
43"Baldy"Ron BainNorman Lovett and Ian Pattison7 April 1993 (1993-04-07)
54"Romance"Ron BainNorman Lovett and Ian Pattison14 April 1993 (1993-04-14)
65"Imagine"Ron BainNorman Lovett and Ian Pattison21 April 1993 (1993-04-21)
76"The Marrow"Ron BainNorman Lovett and Ian Pattison28 April 1993 (1993-04-28)

References

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  1. ^ a b Mabbot, Alistair (2 June 1989). "Last of the Red Hot Lovetts". The List. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  2. ^ a b c Whyte, Sean. "I, Lovett". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 2 February 2011.
  3. ^ "I, Lovett: Production". Phill.co.uk. Retrieved 2 February 2011.
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