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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 6, Episode 2

Prince Charles attempts to improve his street cred by hanging out with rock stars, Thatcher tells the Cabinet to re-privatise the already privatised British Telecom and there is more confusion for Ronald Reagan at Caspar Weinberger's retirement bash.

Broadcast details

Date
Sunday 8th November 1987
Time
10pm
Channel
ITV1
Length
30 minutes

Cast & crew

Cast
Jan Ravens Various (Voice)
Jon Glover Various (Voice)
Harry Enfield Various (Voice)
Steve Nallon Various (Voice)
Enn Reitel Various (Voice)
Kate Robbins Various (Voice)
Rory Bremner Various (Voice)
Anthony Asbury Various
Alistair Fullarton Various
Nigel Plaskitt Various
Richard Coombs Various
Simon Buckley Various
Mak Wilson Various
Don Austen (as Donald Austen) Various
Writing team
Geoff Atkinson Writer
Jack Docherty (as John Docherty) Writer
Ian Hislop Writer
Moray Hunter Writer
Nick Newman Writer
Steve Brown Writer
Paul Clark Writer (Additional Material)
Mick Shirley Writer (Additional Material)
Paul Simpkin Writer (Additional Material)
David Haldane Writer (Additional Material)
James Hendrie Writer (Additional Material)
Production team
Graham C. Williams Director
Geoffrey Perkins Producer
John Lloyd Executive Producer
Al Pigden Editor
Sue Gibson Costume Designer
Barry Powell Lighting Designer
Philip Pope Composer
Paul Gilpin Production Designer

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