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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1987 Specials - 1987 Election Special

Alastair Burnet announces the predicted results of the general election. Then he announces that the polls are now closed, shortly to be followed by the hospitals, the schools, and the BBC.

Broadcast details

Date
Thursday 11th June 1987
Time
10pm
Channel
ITV1
Length
45 minutes

Cast & crew

Cast
Jon Glover Various (Voice)
Chris Barrie Various (Voice)
Harry Enfield Various (Voice)
Jessica Martin Various (Voice)
Steve Nallon Various (Voice)
Enn Reitel Various (Voice)
John Sessions Various (Voice)
Anthony Asbury Various
Kevin Bradshaw Various
Alistair Fullarton Various
Nigel Plaskitt Various
Richard Coombs Various
Marie Phillips Various
Guest cast
Andrew Sinclair Various
Ian Thom Various
John Eccleston Various
Geoff Felix (as Geoffrey Felix) Various
Angie Passmore Various
William Todd-Jones Various
Writing team
Geoff Atkinson Writer
Jack Docherty (as John Docherty) Writer
Ian Hislop Writer
Moray Hunter Writer
Nick Newman Writer
Paul Simpkin Writer
Guy Jenkin Writer
David Kind Writer
Mick Shirley Writer
Christopher Burman Writer
Nigel Purton Writer
Mat Coward Writer
Andy Hamilton Writer
David Quantick Writer
Paul Clark Writer (Additional Material)
Production team
Peter Harris Director
Graham C. Williams Director
Mike Adams Director
Geoffrey Perkins Producer
Jon Blair Executive Producer
John Lloyd Executive Producer
Grant Watters Editor
John Baldwin Editor
Giovanni Guarino Production Designer
Sue Gibson Costume Designer
Hugh Stevenson Lighting Designer
Philip Pope (as Phil Pope) Composer
Gerry Stoddart Lighting Designer

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