Spitting Image

Synopsis

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.

First aired

26 Feb 1984

Runtime

30 min / episode · 18 seasons

Cast

Harry Enfield

Chris Barrie

Steve Coogan

Hugh Dennis

Jon Glover

Alistair McGowan

John Sessions

Enn Reitel

Martin P. Robinson

Kate Robbins

Louise Gold

Jessica Martin