A robot detective investigates numerous bizarre crimes in a futuristic city.A robot detective investigates numerous bizarre crimes in a futuristic city.A robot detective investigates numerous bizarre crimes in a futuristic city.
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- TriviaTennent's Pilsner Lager wanted to use the show's characters in their advertisements, but couldn't obtain the rights. Instead, the show's creators devised Lou Tennent and Candy Floss, who were uncannily similar to Dick Spanner and Mae East.
- Alternate versionsThe show was re-edited into two hourlong features that were released by Polygram on VHS in the late 1980s (and packaged together on one tape in the 1990s). In addition to the opening recaps, a few scenes were removed.
- ConnectionsEdited into The Lost Worlds of Gerry Anderson (2015)
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I agree with the previous comments; this was a fantastic show. That there are other people out there who remember it just as fondly must mean I was right (and that I hadn't imagined the whole thing).
I only ever saw the episodes about once each, most likely when they were first aired (late 80's?). Though this was over fifteen years ago, and the episodes were mere minutes in length, 'Dick Spanner' has stuck in my mind; it was funny and slightly surreal. Sadly I didn't have the foresight to commit any of them to VHS.
'Dick Spanner' is long overdue for a DVD release and it thoroughly deserves one.
I only ever saw the episodes about once each, most likely when they were first aired (late 80's?). Though this was over fifteen years ago, and the episodes were mere minutes in length, 'Dick Spanner' has stuck in my mind; it was funny and slightly surreal. Sadly I didn't have the foresight to commit any of them to VHS.
'Dick Spanner' is long overdue for a DVD release and it thoroughly deserves one.
- thehappybunny1
- Oct 6, 2005
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