Spitting Image (1984)

02/26/1984 (EN) • 30m

Comedy

Overview

Spitting Image is an award winning British satirical puppet show, created by Peter Fluck, Roger Law and Martin Lambie-Nairn. The series was produced by Spitting Image Productions for Central Independent Television over 18 series which aired on the ITV from 1984 to 1996. The series was nominated and won numerous awards during its run including 10 BAFTA Awards, including one for editing in 1989, and even won two Emmy Awards in 1985 and 1986 in the Popular Arts Category. The series featured puppet caricatures of celebrities famous during the 1980s and 1990s, including British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and fellow Tory politicians, American president Ronald Reagan, and the British Royal Family. The Series was the first to caricature the Queen mother.

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Last Season

Season 18

1996 | 7 Episodes

Season 18 of Spitting Image premiered on January 14, 1996.

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Status

Ended

Network

network

Type

Scripted

Original Language

English

Keywords

surreal

puppet

satire

british politics

sketch comedy

political satire

british monarchy

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