''I, Lovett'' is a

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television

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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 b ...

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 H ...

. 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

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; a spider, voiced by Mary Riggans; 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 and produced by Colin Gilbert.

Episode list

References

External links

* * *{{IMDb title, 0096616 1980s British sitcoms 1990s British sitcoms 1989 British television series debuts 1993 British television series endings BBC television sitcoms British English-language television shows