Spitting Image (1984–1996)

A satire show using puppets that are charicatures of major public figures.

Stars:

Steve Nallon, Kate Robbins, Chris Barrie

2 wins & 10 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Steve Nallon	...	Margaret Thatcher (126 episodes, 1984-1996)
Kate Robbins	...	Queen Elizabeth II (90 episodes, 1986-1996)
Chris Barrie	...	Ronald Reagan (70 episodes, 1984-1991)
Steve Coogan	...	Douglas Hurd (65 episodes, 1987-1993)
Roger Blake	...	Arnold Schwarzenegger (61 episodes, 1990-1996)
Jon Glover	...	Prince Philip (59 episodes, 1984-1989)
Alistair McGowan	...	Boris Yeltsin (55 episodes, 1991-1996)

Storyline

A satire show using puppets that are charicatures of major public figures.

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Plot Keywords:

puppet | satire | royal family | politics

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 February 1984 (UK)

Also Known As:

Spitting Back

Company Credits

Production Co:

Central Television, Spitting Image Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

25 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

One of the generic puppets used as an extra in many scenes was a Lord Lucan look-alike. He would often appear as a waiter, barman or just in the background of many sketches in foreign settings. The real Lord Lucan Vanished without trace in 1974 on suspicion of murdering the family nanny and there had been numerous unsubstantiated sightings of him published in the press for years afterwards.

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Quotes

John Major: My Father was in the Circus, you know.

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Crazy Credits

Based on an original lunch by Martin Lambie-Nairn

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Connections

Featured in Top Ten: Comedy Records (2000)

User Reviews

Spitting Image was hilarious

Spitting Image was an extremely funny show. It stopped at nothing & ridiculed everyone, from politicians to royal rivalry. It is a pity it ended & didn't get the chance to parody Blair, Prescott & Buyers, i am sure they would have had a great time coming up with sketches as good as the thatcher era. as for de_niro_2001 from Scotland, i guess he can't appreciate humor or lacks one, or maybe because the show made fun of Scotland one time, when they showed a list of some things that Scotland brought the world: Dr Finlay, Lulu, English tourists, wee wee on the floors of trains,that really horrible Dundee cake, a monster that doesn't exist & lots of silly dancing. Scotland, not far from London.....not far enough! that was a classic!