The quaint surroundings of Robert Somersby’s country cottage conceal an incredible secret, for this mild-mannered inventor is in fact a pioneer in the field of robotics. In carrying out his ground-breaking research for the Ministry of Technology, Robert has created several robots: there’s K.T. – or Katie to his friends – a large, dim-witted, silver-faced lump whose limbs have a habit of falling off at inopportune moments; Eric, a bad-tempered, life-like android who dislikes taking part in his creator’s unorthodox experiments; and (in Season 2) Desiree, a female automaton who declares her undying love to every man she meets. While Robert’s secret is shared with his Aunt Millie, he is forced to keep his affairs hidden from his long-suffering fiancée, Angela, which often puts a strain on their relationship; things are further complicated by foreign industrial spy Marken, whose agent, Gimble, (and then Plummer in season 2) constantly tries to uncover Robert’s electronic engineering secrets by any means possible – only to fail miserably each time.

Created by prolific writer Bob Block, who penned such notable children’s sitcoms as ‘Pardon My Genie’, ‘Grandad’ and ‘Rentaghost’, ‘Roberts Robots’ is funny, entertaining and extremely silly. Each episode is a well-written exercise in pantomime and farce, usually centred around one of Robert androids getting into trouble and then requiring the long-suffering inventor to come to the rescue. It remains a little-remembered slice of children’s comedy, but is well loved by those who watched it at the time.

(Clive’s Note: at present, I have only been able to write a guide for season 1 – if anyone can help with any season 2 story info, it would be much appreciated!)

Roberts Robots - Season 1
Roberts Robots - Season 2

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