A milestone in television comedy, Spitting Image lifted satire to a new level through the 1980s and '90s. No target was safe from its gunsights: politicians of all persuasions, even the Royal Family and the Pope could find themselves up for a ribbing on any given programme.
From trying to book a holiday to being a best man, life seems to hand Peter Barnes more than his fair share of frustration. The only certainty is that whatever it is he's trying to arrange, it will entail an encounter with a jobsworth whose regulation response is a perfectly timed 'sharp intake of breath'...
Set in a top London hotel, this sitcom charts the hilarious complications and domestic disasters that beset a motley team of room-service waiters - from missing tips to vanishing brides, amorous dog owners to Triads. Among them is Matthew Kelly, in an early television role, alongside veteran character player Bryan Pringle as the department's formidable manager, Mr Spooner - a man who's more than capable of a little skulduggery in order to save the reputation of his staff...
