I, Lovett
| I, Lovett | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Genre | Sitcom |
| Written by | Norman Lovett Ian Pattison |
| Directed by | Ron Bain |
| Starring | Norman Lovett Dicken Ashworth Sara Cooper |
| Voices of | Mary Riggans Leon Sinden Geoffrey Hughes |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 7 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Colin Gilbert |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC2 |
| Release | 9 June 1989 – 28 April 1993 |
I, Lovett is a BBC television sitcom written by Norman Lovett and Ian Pattison. Seven episodes were broadcast, a pilot in 1989[1] and a six episode series in 1993.[2]
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.[2]
Production
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
Pilot
| # | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | "Pilot" | 9 June 1989 |
Series 1
| # | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "The Snowman" | 24 March 1993 |
| 2 | "Crime & Punishment" | 31 March 1993 |
| 3 | "Baldy" | 7 April 1993 |
| 4 | "Romance" | 14 April 1993 |
| 5 | "Imagine" | 21 April 1993 |
| 6 | "The Marrow" | 28 April 1993 |
References
- ^ a b Mabbot, Alistair (2 June 1989). "Last of the Red Hot Lovetts". The List. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
- ^ a b c Whyte, Sean. "I, Lovett". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 2 February 2011.
- ^ "I, Lovett: Production". Phill.co.uk. Retrieved 2 February 2011.