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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 7, Episode 4

Prince Edward discovers a talent directing the acts of the Royal Variety Performance, Robert Maxwell sings Putting Out The Ritz and Andrew Lloyd Webber presents his latest musical.

Broadcast details

Date
Sunday 27th November 1988
Time
10pm
Channel
ITV1
Length
30 minutes

Cast & crew

Cast
Jon Glover Various (Voice)
Chris Barrie Various (Voice)
Steve Nallon Various (Voice)
Enn Reitel Various (Voice)
Kate Robbins Various (Voice)
Steve Coogan Various (Voice)
Anthony Asbury Various
Kevin Bradshaw Various
Alistair Fullarton Various
Nigel Plaskitt Various
Richard Coombs Various
Simon Buckley Various
Don Austen (as Donald Austen) Various
John Thirtle Various
Guest cast
Gillie Robic Various
Writing team
Geoff Atkinson Writer
Jack Docherty (as John Docherty) Writer
Ian Hislop Writer
Moray Hunter Writer
Nick Newman Writer
Mark Burton Writer
John O'Farrell Writer
Mike Barfield Writer
Ged Parsons Writer
Paul Mayhew-Archer Script Editor
Raymond Harris Writer
Production team
Graham C. Williams Director
Geoffrey Perkins Producer
John Baldwin Editor
Giovanni Guarino Production Designer
Sue Gibson Costume Designer
John Henshall Director of Photography
Philip Pope Composer
Steve Brown Composer

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