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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 5

In this episode, Prince Charles visits an adult video store, Tarby And Friend features the Liverpudlian comic interviewing Michael Caine and Russell Harty is a little flustered when he interviews Samantha Fox's breasts. Also Michael Grade discovers that lovable Cockneys that are 'up the junction' go up the ratings and President Reagan enlists the services of the 'Four Larrys of the Apocalypse'.

Broadcast details

Date
Sunday 27th April 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
Nigel Plaskitt 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
Michael Friel Writer (Additional Material)
David Kind Writer (Additional Material)
Richard Halford Writer (Additional Material)
Paul Clark (as Paul Clarke) Writer (Additional Material)
Noel Christopher Writer (Additional Material)
Ian Lambert Writer (Additional Material)
David Tutton Writer (Additional Material)
Production team
Tom Poole Director
John Lloyd Producer
Jon Blair Executive Producer
Rob Grant Associate Producer
Doug Naylor Associate Producer
Hayden J Baldwin Editor
Ken Ryan Production Designer
Sue Gibson Costume Designer
Philip Pope Composer
Chris Wroe Graphics

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