Gerry Anderson
Director
Dick Spanner, P.I. (1987)
The Case Of The Human Cannon Ball
Dick Spanner, P.I. is a 1986 British stop-motion animated comedy series which parodied Chandleresque detective shows. The title character and main protagonist was Dick Spanner, voiced by Shane Rimmer, a robotic private detective who works cases in a futuristic urban setting. The show made frequent use of puns and visual gags. The series consisted of 22 six-minute episodes, covering two story arcs of equal length: "The Case Of The Human Cannonball" and "The Case Of The Maltese Parrot". The programme was originally broadcast in the United Kingdom as a segment of the Sunday morning show Network 7 on Channel 4, and was later repeated on the same channel in a late night spot. Produced by Thunderbirds creator Gerry Anderson, the series was created and written by Terry Adlam, who had previously worked on effects for Anderson's Terrahawks. It was also the basis for the Anderson-created Tennants Pilsner advertising campaign using the Lou Tennant character.
Released May 3, 1987
Episode 6 min
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Production Companies: Anderson Burr Pictures
Network: Channel 4
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S1E1 - The Case Of The Human Cannon Ball : Part 1
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May 3, 1987, midnight
S1E2 - The Case Of The Human Cannon Ball : Part 2
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May 10, 1987, midnight
S1E3 - The Case Of The Human Cannon Ball : Part 3
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May 17, 1987, midnight
S1E4 - The Case Of The Human Cannon Ball : Part 4
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May 24, 1987, midnight
S1E5 - The Case Of The Human Cannon Ball : Part 5
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May 31, 1987, midnight
S1E6 - The Case Of The Human Cannon Ball : Part 6
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June 7, 1987, midnight
S1E7 - The Case Of The Human Cannon Ball : Part 7
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June 14, 1987, midnight
S1E8 - The Case Of The Human Cannon Ball : Part 8
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June 21, 1987, midnight
S1E9 - The Case Of The Human Cannon Ball : Part 9
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June 28, 1987, midnight
S1E10 - The Case Of The Human Cannon Ball : Part 10
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July 5, 1987, midnight
S1E11 - The Case Of The Human Cannon Ball : Part 11
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July 12, 1987, midnight
Channel 4
6 min/ep
132 min
May 3, 1987
Sept. 27, 1987, midnight
Ended
NR
Action
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