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2 | [[caption-width-right:350:[[Series/RedDwarf He's got an IQ of 6,000... the same as 6,000 PE teachers]].]] |
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4 | ->''"I thought the first series of ''Series/RedDwarf'' was pure sitcom, it had some great jokes in it. This whole sci-fi fantasy phenomenon has gone crazy, although I'm not complaining. It's an escape for people because the world is rubbish right now."'' |
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6 | Norman Lovett, (31 October 1946), is a British stand-up comedian best known for playing Holly in ''Series/RedDwarf''. |
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8 | His stand-up comedy career began when he was in his thirties. He joined the alternative comedy scene in The80s. After auditioning for the role of Rimmer on ''Red Dwarf'', Lovett [[CastTheRunnerUp was instead cast]] as Holly, the all-knowing AI of the titular ship who had succumbed to computer senility and become a little dim. Holly was originally only a voiceover role, but by the time of filming "[[Recap/RedDwarfSeasonIBalanceOfPower Balance of Power]]", Lovett had complained enough that Holly was reimagined as a disembodied head on a screen, with minor reshoots to the previous two episodes done to keep continuity. |
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10 | Lovett left ''Red Dwarf'' after Series 2, as after moving to Edinburgh he had a longer commute to make it to filming in London and declined to return. The role of Holly was filled by Creator/HattieHayridge, who had played Holly's female opposite, Hilly, in the Series 2 finale "[[Recap/RedDwarfSeasonIIParallelUniverse Parallel Universe]]", while Lovett worked on a series of his own called ''I, Lovett'', which (after a pilot in 1989) aired for one series in 1993. |
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12 | In 1996, he played [[TheDanza Dr. Lovett]] in ''Asylum'', and a year later returned to the role of Holly in the final episode of ''Red Dwarf'''s seventh series - "[[Recap/RedDwarfSeasonVIINanarchy Nanarchy]]". After playing Holly again throughout all of Series VIII, Lovett didn't return for the "[[Recap/RedDwarfBackToEarth Back to Earth]]" three-parter, despite being told to keep his schedule open. This led to a rift between Lovett and series co-creator Doug Naylor which has since been mended, with Lovett returning for a guest role in "[[Recap/RedDwarfSeasonXIISkipper Skipper]]" and once more joining the main cast for the ninety-minute special "[[Recap/RedDwarfThePromisedLand The Promised Land]]". |
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16 | !!Works on TV Tropes he appeared in: |
17 | [[AC:Series]] |
18 | * ''Series/TheYoungOnes'', episode "Summer Holiday" (1984) -- Guy from the Penny Arcade |
19 | * ''Series/TheBill'', 3 episodes: |
20 | ** "Lost" (1985) -- Derek Hammond |
21 | ** "Quinnan 4" (2002) -- Mr. Hicks |
22 | ** "Use of Protocol - Part 3" (2005) -- Johnny [=McGill=] |
23 | * ''Series/RedDwarf'', 23 episodes (1988-2020) -- Holly |
24 | * ''Series/RabCNesbitt'', 3 episodes: |
25 | ** "Drink" (1990) -- Graham |
26 | ** "Life Has Meaning" (1992) -- Colin |
27 | ** "Buckfast" (1994) -- Brother Gideon |
28 | * ''Series/KeepingUpAppearances'', episode "The Charity Shop" (1990) -- Mr. Duxbury |
29 | * ''Literature/TheHistoryOfTomJonesAFoundling'', 1 episode (1997) -- Mr. Follett |
30 | * ''Series/TomorrowsWorld'', 1 episode (1999) -- Holly |
31 | * ''Series/EastEnders'', 1 episode (2001) -- Customer |
32 | [[AC:Video Games]] |
33 | * ''VideoGame/EliteDangerous'' (2014) -- Leo |
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