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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Scrapping episodes of Spitting Image featuring the late Queen cost £9m, says ITV
ITV says it was forced to write off episodes of Spitting Image featuring the Queen following the monarch's death last year - at a cost of £9 million.
Mike Bedigan, The Scotsman, 21st March 2023There's a small Spitting Image exhibition in central London
It can be a bit of a shock to be walking along posh Jermyn Street and suddenly see the latex image of Margaret Thatcher staring back at you from a shop window. The portraits in the exhibition are by Andrew Bruce and Anna Fox, and each image depicts a former Tory party member.
Ian Visits, 8th March 2023Obsessively tracing Chris Barrie's movements in late-1987
Chris Barrie had been with Spitting Image from the very beginning. If Barrie is working on your show, and had done a brilliant Kenneth Williams impersonation in the past, why would you suddenly not use him here?
Dirty Feed, 5th March 2023I wrote Spitting Image when it started - is this the end?
It's been axed by BritBox and now Nick Newman worries this live stage show might be the puppets' final bow.
Nick Newman, The Sunday Times, 26th February 2023A look back at Spitting Image
It's 1984 and the face of satire is about to get rubbery.
Steve Bennett, Spring Chicken, 3rd February 2023Freeze-Frame Gonna Drive You Insane, Part 1
The flash frames in Series 2 of The Young Ones are one of those odd bits of sitcom trivia which are seemingly widely known about... but not really widely understood.
John Hoare, Dirty Feed, 27th January 2023Spitting Image cancelled by BritBox
Spitting Image has been cancelled by BritBox, impressionist Matt Forde has confirmed.
British Comedy Guide, 25th October 2022Spitting Image Margaret Thatcher puppet to go on public display for the first time
Somerset House exhibition marks the first time a Spitting Image puppet has gone on public display.
Nicole Vassell, The Independent, 24th October 2022Spitting Image: In search of the golden brain
The Appallingly Disrespectful Spitting Image Book contained a real treasure hunt.
Dirty Feed, 28th August 2022Spitting Image star blasts censored comedy 'Wouldn't happen today'
Spitting Image stalwart Steve Nallon joined Nigel Farage on his self-titled GB News show on Tuesday to discuss the current state of television comedy.
Alex Davies, The Daily Express, 2nd August 2022