| 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 (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.
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; a spider, voiced by Mary Riggans; and inanimate objects.
Production
In 1989 a one-off pilot episode was made for the anthology series Comic Asides, the BBC commissioned a full series which was broadcast four years later in 1993. In total seven episodes were made each one was shown on BBC2, directed by Ron Bain and produced by Colin Gilbert.
Episode list
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | — | "Pilot" | Colin Gilbert | Norman Lovett | 9 June 1989 (1989-06-09) |
| 2 | 1 | "The Snowman" | Ron Bain | Norman Lovett and Ian Pattison | 24 March 1993 (1993-03-24) |
| 3 | 2 | "Crime & Punishment" | Ron Bain | Norman Lovett and Ian Pattison | 31 March 1993 (1993-03-31) |
| 4 | 3 | "Baldy" | Ron Bain | Norman Lovett and Ian Pattison | 7 April 1993 (1993-04-07) |
| 5 | 4 | "Romance" | Ron Bain | Norman Lovett and Ian Pattison | 14 April 1993 (1993-04-14) |
| 6 | 5 | "Imagine" | Ron Bain | Norman Lovett and Ian Pattison | 21 April 1993 (1993-04-21) |
| 7 | 6 | "The Marrow" | Ron Bain | Norman Lovett and Ian Pattison | 28 April 1993 (1993-04-28) |
References
- ^ Mabbot, Alistair (2 June 1989). "Last of the Red Hot Lovetts". The List. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
- ^ Whyte, Sean. "I, Lovett". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 2 February 2011.
- "I, Lovett: Production". Phill.co.uk. Retrieved 2 February 2011.