Robert's Robots

Robert's Robots
GenreChildren's television series
Written byBob Block
Directed byVic Hughes
StarringJohn Clive
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series2
No. of episodes14
Production
ProducerVic Hughes
Original release
NetworkITV (CITV)
Release12 November 1973 (1973-11-12) –
23 December 1974 (1974-12-23)

Robert's Robots is a British children's television show that ran from 1973–1974 on ITV. Robert Sommerby is the inventor of the robots, and he lives with Aunt Millie.

Cast

The cast included John Clive as Robert, Nigel Pegram, Sylvester McCoy, Christopher Biggins and Jenny Hanley.

Episodes

Series one

  1. "Follow That Robot" 12 November 1973
  2. "Love at First Light" 19 November 1973
  3. "A Spanner in the Works" 26 November 1973
  4. "Dial C for Chaos" 3 December 1973
  5. "A Long, Cold Sommerby" 10 December 1973
  6. "Kill or Cure" 17 December 1973
  7. "Double Trouble" 24 December 1973

Series two

  1. "One of Our Robots Is Missing", 11 November 1974
  2. "A Full Head of Steam", 18 November 1974
  3. "I Spy with My Little Ear", 25 November 1974
  4. "Courting Disaster", 2 December 1974
  5. "Gastronomics Anonymous", 9 December 1974
  6. "Rampaging Robots", 16 December 1974
  7. "Santa Claus-Trophobia", 23 December 1974

References

  1. ↑ The Classic Children's Television Quiz Book, ISBN 1907792570
  2. ↑ Hughes, Kenneth (12 November 1973). "LAUGH-IN WITH THE ROBOTS". Daily Mirror. No. 21717. p. 17. Retrieved 13 January 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "Dial C for Chaos (1973)". BFI Film Forever. BFI. Archived from the original on 24 April 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2018.