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Spitting Image
Spitting Image

Spitting Image

  • TV sketch show
  • BritBox / ITV1
  • 1984 - 2021
  • 161 episodes (22 series)

Groundbreaking, long-running and hugely popular satirical sketch show with a cast of grotesque latex puppets. Stars Chris Emmett, Jon Glover, Phil Cool, Jan Ravens, Chris Barrie and more.

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- Series 4, Episode 6

There is a new panel show hosted by Denis Norden called Looks Unfamiliar, the Royal Family have a sing song around the old Joanna, whilst David Owen tries to return the SDP to the shop where he got it from in the dead party sketch. Also Mrs Thatcher concludes that Europe is doomed and suggests the Cabinet make a new start by breeding.

Broadcast details

Date
Sunday 4th May 1986
Time
10pm
Channel
ITV1
Length
30 minutes

Cast & crew

Cast
Jon Glover Various (Voice)
Chris Barrie Various (Voice)
Harry Enfield Various (Voice)
Jessica Martin Various (Voice)
Steve Nallon Various (Voice)
John Sessions Various (Voice)
Anthony Asbury Various
Kevin Bradshaw Various
Alistair Fullarton Various
Richard Coombs Various
Martin Oates Various
Martin P. Robinson Various
Writing team
Geoff Atkinson Writer
Jack Docherty (as John Docherty) Writer
Ian Hislop Writer
Moray Hunter Writer
Nick Newman Writer
Geoffrey Perkins Script Editor
Richard Curtis Writer (Additional Material)
Paul Simpkin Writer (Additional Material)
Stephen Catchpole Writer (Additional Material)
Helen Coterill Writer (Additional Material)
Michael Hilton (as Michale Hilton) Writer (Additional Material)
Production team
Graham C. Williams (as Graham C Williams) Director
John Lloyd Producer
Jon Blair Executive Producer
Rob Grant Associate Producer
Doug Naylor Associate Producer
Al Pigden Editor
Ken Ryan Production Designer
Sue Gibson Costume Designer
Philip Pope Composer
Chris Wroe Graphics
Willy Kerr Graphics

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