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Spitting Image 

| Comedy | TV Series (1984–1996)
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132 episodes
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A satire show using puppets that are charicatures of major public figures.

Creators:

Peter Fluck, Roger Law

Stars:

Steve Nallon, Kate Robbins, Chris Barrie | See full cast & crew »
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1996   1994   1993   1992   1991   1990   … See all »
3 wins & 10 nominations. See more awards »

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Series cast summary:
Steve Nallon ...  Margaret Thatcher / ... 118 episodes, 1984-1996
Kate Robbins ...  Queen Elizabeth II / ... 90 episodes, 1986-1996
Chris Barrie ...  Neil Kinnock / ... 72 episodes, 1984-1991
Jon Glover ...  Prince Philip / ... 66 episodes, 1984-1994
Steve Coogan ...  John Major / ... 63 episodes, 1988-1993
Roger Blake Roger Blake ...  Prince Philip / ... 61 episodes, 1990-1996
Alistair McGowan ...  Douglas Hurd / ... 49 episodes, 1991-1996
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A satire show using puppets that are charicatures of major public figures.

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sketch comedy | puppet show | political satire | political comedy | caricature | See All (14) »

Taglines:

Don't buy this. I've got a mate who sells them cheap

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Comedy

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Did You Know?

Trivia

This show brought together Rob Grant, Doug Naylor, and Chris Barrie, who would team up to create Red Dwarf (1988). See more »

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 See more »

Connections

Featured in Frost on Satire (2010) See more »

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I love the series Spitting Image
10 July 2019 | by Petra_Huber – See all my reviews

I love the series Spitting Image. Great dolls, great stories.
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Q: Wasn't there more than 8 series?
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Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 February 1984 (UK) See more »

Also Known As:

Spitting Back See more »

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Production Co:

Central Television, Spitting Image Productions See more »
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