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 4, Episode 2

In this episode: Michael Grade refuses to commission anything other than snooker, Frank Muir threatens to strangle Denis Norden (again) and Bernard Manning runs out of people to hate so turns on himself. Also Henry Cooper steps into the ring with Frank Bruno, One Man And His Wig with Paul Daniels and there is the latest from Phil Collins.

Broadcast details

Date
Sunday 6th April 1986
Time
10pm
Channel
ITV1
Length
30 minutes

Cast & crew

Cast
Jon Glover Various (Voice)
Chris Barrie Various (Voice)
Harry Enfield Various (Voice)
Jessica Martin Various (Voice)
Steve Nallon Various (Voice)
John Sessions Various (Voice)
Anthony Asbury Various
Kevin Bradshaw Various
Alistair Fullarton Various
Louise Gold Various
Nigel Plaskitt Various
Richard Coombs Various
Martin Oates Various
Martin P. Robinson Various
Writing team
Geoff Atkinson Writer
Jack Docherty (as John Docherty) Writer
Ian Hislop Writer
Moray Hunter Writer
Nick Newman Writer
Geoffrey Perkins Script Editor
Donnie Kerr Writer (Additional Material)
David Kind Writer (Additional Material)
Kostos Adenhauer Writer (Additional Material)
Paul Clark Writer (Additional Material)
Mark Cullen Writer (Additional Material)
Alistair McIntosh Writer (Additional Material)
Dave Wilson Writer (Additional Material)
Production team
Graham C. Williams (as Graham C Williams) Director
John Lloyd Producer
Jon Blair Executive Producer
Rob Grant Associate Producer
Doug Naylor Associate Producer
Al Pigden Editor
Ken Ryan Production Designer
Sue Gibson Costume Designer
Philip Pope Composer
Willy Kerr Graphics

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