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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Spitting Image to return for two new series via BritBox
Streaming service BritBox has ordered two new series of Spitting Image. The first will arrive in Autumn 2020.
British Comedy Guide, 4th March 2020Spitting Image victims on being lampooned
As the satirical puppets return, Edwina Currie, Neil Kinnock and Ken Livingstone discuss their portrayal in the original.
Esther Addley, The Guardian, 28th September 2019Look who's back: Spitting Image returns for our chaotic
A pilot for a new incarnation of Spitting Image has already been filmed, Roger Law confirmed to The Guardian, and its producers are in advanced discussions with US-based networks to bring this very British brand of satire to the wider world.
Esther Addley, The Guardian, 28th September 201910 satire shows we need back on our TV screens
It's fair to say that we don't have much satire on TV at the moment. So, are we really beyond satire now? Have things become too surreal? Well, I'm not so sure. In no particular order, here are ten shows that I think need a revival in these turbulent times.
Rhianna Evans, Super Ink, 7th August 2019Spitting Image puppet of Margaret Thatcher for sale
An auction of characters from the smash 80s show brings back memories of a crazy, edgy and often hilarious take on politicians and public figures.
Anna Burnside, Daily Record, 5th February 2019Roger Law creator says times are right for US revival
Roger Law says 'extreme' political situation is perfect for return of sharply satirical puppets.
Mark Brown, The Guardian, 14th November 2018Donald Trump's 'Spitting Image' to go on show
A rubber caricature of US President Donald Trump designed by one of the creators of Spitting Image is to go on show for the first time.
BBC, 17th November 2017Blackadder tops list of shows people would like to return
Blackadder, Only Fools And Horses, Spitting Image and Fawlty Towers have come out top of a poll that asked people which classic TV shows they'd like to return.
British Comedy Guide, 15th June 2017HBO to make Spitting Image series
American network HBO is reportedly set to make a new version of satirical puppet show Spitting Image.
British Comedy Guide, 22nd April 2017Opinion: should Spitting Image return?
Every time Donald Trump is in the news you can be pretty sure that someone somewhere will post something on social media similar to the following: "Economic problems, loose cannon in the White House, female Prime Minister, Labour Party in disarray. It's the eighties all over again. What we really need is Spitting Image back."
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 12th March 2017