Spitting Image
Spitting Image

Spitting Image

  • TV sketch show
  • BritBox / ITV1
  • 1984 - 2021
  • 161 episodes (22 series)

Groundbreaking, long-running and hugely popular satirical sketch show with a cast of grotesque latex puppets. Stars Chris Emmett, Jon Glover, Phil Cool, Jan Ravens, Chris Barrie and more.

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Series 11, Episode 5

In this episode Frank Bruno cannot box his way out of a paper bag, a traffic cone becomes leader of the Labour Party, George Bush answers questions on Mastermind, flared trousers make a comeback and campaigner Mary Whitehouse fires an automatic rifle.

Broadcast details

Date
Sunday 9th December 1990
Time
10:05pm
Channel
ITV1
Length
30 minutes

Cast & crew

Cast
Steve Nallon Various (Voice)
Kate Robbins Various (Voice)
Steve Coogan Various (Voice)
Hugh Dennis Various (Voice)
Roger Blake Various (Voice)
John Thomson Various (Voice)
Anthony Asbury Various
Nigel Plaskitt Various
Richard Coombs Various
Simon Buckley Various
John Thirtle Various
Kaefan Shaw Various
Barnaby Harrison Various
John Wheatley Various
Ben Oldfield Various
Guest cast
Bernard Latham Prisoner
Writing team
Geoff Atkinson Writer
Paul Simpkin Writer
Mark Burton Writer
John O'Farrell Writer
Stuart Silver Writer
Pete Sinclair Writer
Raymond Harris (as Ray Harris) Writer
Mike Coleman Writer
Barry Atkins Writer
Dix, Gibson, Measures Writer
Mark Brisenden Writer
Production team
Steve Bendelack Director
Sean Hardie Song & Serial Director
Bill Dare Producer
Roger Law Executive Producer
William Sargent Executive Producer
Lesley Jones Associate Producer
Hayden J Baldwin Editor
Stephen Killick Editor
Giovanni Guarino Production Designer
Caroline Pitcher Costume Designer
Rob Kitzmann Director of Photography
John Henshall Director of Photography
Philip Pope Composer
Paul Leather 1st Assistant Director

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