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.
Episode menu
Series 6, Episode 5
Bruce Forsyth attempts to console Jimmy Tarbuck at the death of his one and only joke, Prince Philip goes shooting and Jeffrey Archer is distressed when he can't find his book stocked in any of the shops.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Sunday 29th November 1987
- Time
- 10pm
- Channel
- ITV1
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
| Jon Glover | Various (Voice) |
| Chris Barrie | Various (Voice) |
| Harry Enfield | Various (Voice) |
| Jessica Martin | Various (Voice) |
| Steve Nallon | Various (Voice) |
| Anthony Asbury | Various |
| Chris Barrie | Various |
| Kevin Bradshaw | Various |
| Alistair Fullarton | Various |
| Nigel Plaskitt | Various |
| Richard Coombs | Various |
| Simon Buckley | Various |
| Don Austen (as Donald Austen) | Various |
| Geoff Atkinson | Writer |
| Jack Docherty (as John Docherty) | Writer |
| Ian Hislop | Writer |
| Moray Hunter | Writer |
| Nick Newman | Writer |
| Paul Simpkin | Writer |
| James Hendrie | Writer |
| Paul Clark | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Tim De Jongh (as Tim Scott) | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Tim Firth | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Andrew Hastings | Writer (Additional Material) |
| John Henderson | Director |
| Geoffrey Perkins | Producer |
| John Lloyd | Executive Producer |
| Grant Watters | Editor |
| Ken Ryan | Production Designer |
| Sue Gibson | Costume Designer |
| Philip Pope | Composer |
| Gerry Stoddart | Lighting Designer |