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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 9, Episode 2

Rupert Murdoch attempts to flog a satellite dish to the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Cabinet plot to make Thatcher resign and in his latest stunt, Richard Branson attempts a Pacific flight using nothing but his inflated ego.

Broadcast details

Date
Sunday 19th November 1989
Time
10:05pm
Channel
ITV1
Length
30 minutes

Cast & crew

Cast
Jon Glover Various (Voice)
Chris Barrie Various (Voice)
Harry Enfield Various (Voice)
Steve Nallon Various (Voice)
Kate Robbins Various (Voice)
Steve Coogan Various (Voice)
Anthony Asbury Various
Louise Gold Various
Nigel Plaskitt Various
Richard Coombs Various
Simon Buckley Various
Mak Wilson Various
Robert Tygner Various
Mike Bayliss (as Michael Bayliss) Various
Kaefan Shaw Various
Barnaby Harrison Various
Writing team
Steve Punt Writer
Paul Simpkin Writer
Mark Burton Writer
John O'Farrell Writer
Stuart Silver Writer
Pete Sinclair Writer
Richard Turner Script Editor
Christopher Burman Writer
Nigel Purton Writer
Murray Brough Writer
Iain Campbell Writer
Dave Cohen Writer
Geoff Cole Writer
Jez Stevenson Writer
Production team
Richard Bradley Director
David Tyler Producer
Geoffrey Perkins Executive Producer
Candida Julian-Jones Line Producer
Hayden J Baldwin (as Haydon J. Baldwin) Editor
Paul Bolton Editor
Giovanni Guarino Production Designer
Caroline Pitcher Costume Designer
John Henshall Director of Photography
Philip Pope (as Phil Pope) Composer
Paul Leather 1st Assistant Director

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