Roberts Robots: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Brilliant inventor Robert Sommerby is head of a research establishment engaged in a very special secret project: the development of robots. Far from the crude, lumbering, steel-clawed automatons of sci-fi films, Robert's robots are humanoid in appearance and ultra-sophisticated in design, with highly developed electronic brains, fast reflexes and smooth, natural movement. Naturally, there are personality clashes; Eric is Robert's most advanced robot, who thinks humans are quite disgusting with their revolting habits like eating, while K.T. (aka Katie) is big, strong, and very stupid - he has a tendency to walk right through doors and is generally kept away from guests.

Series details

• Title: Roberts Robots
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy, Family
• Premiere date: 1973-11-12
• Final broadcast date listed: 1974-12-23
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ITV1
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 49366
• IMDb ID: tt0337780
• TVDB ID: 277279

Cast and credited roles

• John Clive — Robert Sommerby
• Nigel Pegram — Eric
• Doris Rogers — Aunt Millie
• Leon Lissek — Marken
• Brian Coburn — Katie
• David Pugh — Plummer
• William Lawford — Robot George
• Richard Davies — Grimble

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1973-11-12; final listed air date 1973-12-24; episode order: 7.
• Season 2: premiered 1974-11-11; final listed air date 1974-12-23; episode order: 7.

Source and licence

Adapted from Roberts Robots on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.