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''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 John Clive (6 January 1933 – 14 October 2012) was an English actor and author, known internationally for his historical and social fiction, such as ''KG200'' and ''Barossa''. Clive was also an established British television and film actor. ...
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Nigel Pegram Nigel Pegram (born 22 November 1940) is a South African-English actor and voice artist. He is best known for playing Eric in ''Robert's Robots'' (1973–1974), Group-Captain Ruark in ''Get Some In!'' (1977–1978), Sir Reginald in ''All Dogs Go ...
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Sylvester McCoy Percy James Patrick Kent-Smith (born 20 August 1943), known professionally as Sylvester McCoy, is a Scottish actor. Gaining prominence as a physical comedian, he became best known for playing the seventh incarnation of the Doctor in the lon ...
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Christopher Biggins Christopher Kenneth Biggins (born 16 December 1948) is an English actor and television presenter. Early life Biggins was born in Oldham, Lancashire, the son of William and Pamela Biggins. He was brought up in Salisbury, Wiltshire, attended St P ...
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Jenny Hanley Jenny Hanley (born 15 August 1947) is an English actress. She remains best known for being one of the presenters of the ITV children's magazine programme ''Magpie''. Early life and education Hanley is the daughter of actors Dinah Sheridan and ...
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Episodes


Series one

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


Series two

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


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Excerpt from episode 4 "Dial C for Chaos"
1970s British children's television series 1970s British science fiction television series 1973 British television series debuts 1974 British television series endings English-language television shows ITV children's television shows {{UK-tv-prog-stub