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 2, Episode 7
In this episode it is the day before Parliament closes and the cabinet are allowed to bring board games in to play, Chancellor Nigel Lawson is put on the spot when asked to explain the FT Index and the Queen forgets to Troop the Colour.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Sunday 24th February 1985
- Time
- 10pm
- Channel
- ITV1
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
| Jan Ravens | Various (Voice) |
| Jon Glover | Various (Voice) |
| Chris Barrie | Various (Voice) |
| Harry Enfield | Various (Voice) |
| Steve Nallon | Various (Voice) |
| Enn Reitel | Various (Voice) |
| Anthony Asbury | Various |
| Kevin Bradshaw | Various |
| Alistair Fullarton | Various |
| Terry Lee | Various |
| Nigel Plaskitt | Various |
| Francis Wright | Various |
| Andy Roberts | Various (Voice) |
| Louise Gold | Various (Voice) |
| Geoff Atkinson | Writer |
| Rob Grant | Script Editor |
| Doug Naylor | Script Editor |
| Ian Hislop (as Hislop & Newman) | Writer |
| Nick Newman (as Hislop & Newman) | Writer |
| Laurie Rowley | Writer |
| Christopher Burman (as Burman & Purton) | Writer |
| Nigel Purton (as Burman & Purton) | Writer |
| Moray Hunter (as Hunter & Docherty) | Writer |
| Jack Docherty (as Hunter & Docherty) | Writer |
| Colin Bostock-Smith | Writer |
| Tony Sarchet | Writer |
| Andrea Solomons | Writer |
| Sara Yallop (as Sarah Yallop) | Writer |
| Stevie Fowler | Writer |
| John Stroud | Director |
| John Lloyd | Producer |
| Al Pigden | Editor |
| Ken Ryan | Production Designer |
| Sue Gibson | Costume Designer |
| Brian Harris | Lighting Designer |
| Philip Pope (as Phil Pope) | Composer |
| Peter Brewis | Composer |
| Chris Wroe | Graphics |