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 and a six-episode series in 1993.[1][2]
Plot
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | — | "Pilot" | Colin Gilbert | Norman Lovett | 9 June 1989 |
| 2 | 1 | "The Snowman" | Ron Bain | Norman Lovett and Ian Pattison | 24 March 1993 |
| 3 | 2 | "Crime & Punishment" | Ron Bain | Norman Lovett and Ian Pattison | 31 March 1993 |
| 4 | 3 | "Baldy" | Ron Bain | Norman Lovett and Ian Pattison | 7 April 1993 |
| 5 | 4 | "Romance" | Ron Bain | Norman Lovett and Ian Pattison | 14 April 1993 |
| 6 | 5 | "Imagine" | Ron Bain | Norman Lovett and Ian Pattison | 21 April 1993 |
| 7 | 6 | "The Marrow" | Ron Bain | Norman Lovett and Ian Pattison | 28 April 1993 |
References
[edit]- ^ 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.