''I, Lovett'' is a

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written by

Norman Lovett Norman Lovett (born 31 October 1946) is a British stand-up comedian and actor best known for his portrayal of Holly, the ship's computer in ''Red Dwarf''. Career Lovett became a stand-up comedian in his thirties, initially supporting punk ba ...

and

Ian Pattison Ian Pattison is a Scottish writer who lives in Glasgow, best known for writing the 10 series of the sitcom ''Rab C Nesbitt''. He also wrote the 1995 to 1996 sitcom '' Atletico Partick''; the six-episode series ''Breeze Block'' starring Tim He ...

. Seven episodes were broadcast, a

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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

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with his talking dog, voiced by Geoffrey Hughes; spider, voiced by

Mary Riggans Mary Riggans (19 July 1935 – 2 December 2013) was a Scottish actress and singer. She was best known for playing the role of Susie Sweet in the BAFTA award winning children’s show ''Balamory''. and Effie Macinnes in Take the High Road. She ...

; and inanimate objects.

Production

In 1989 a one-off pilot episode was made for the

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''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

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, directed by

Ron Bain Ron Bain is a Scottish television actor, director, producer, comedian and former stage actor who now focuses primarily on directing. He is known for his work with comedian Rikki Fulton, with whom he first worked while performing Molière's ''T ...

and produced by

Colin Gilbert Colin Gilbert, born 1954, is a Glasgow-born television producer and former senior creative director of The Comedy Unit. Career Gilbert began his career in comedy writing jokes for the radio shows ''Week Ending'' and ''The News Huddlines''. He j ...

Episode list

Pilot

Series 1

References

External links

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