in 1989, lovett appeared in his own surreal bbc2 sitcom called "i, lovett", in which he played a character called norman. seven years later, he played dr lovett in the short-lived sitcom "asylum" which spawned many other successful careers. he has made a number of acting appearances such as the ghost of christmas past in a tv adaptation of "a christmas carol", mr follett in "the history of tom jones", the film "the criminal", as well as the bbc sitcom "keeping up appearances", and an appearance in "the young ones" in the episode "summer holiday". he has appeared tv's in "the bill" and three episodes of the scottish sitcom "rab c nesbitt".