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 7, Episode 5

In this episode; there is panic at the BBC when Sue Lawley's legs disappear, Steve 'Interesting' Davis goes to Buckingham Palace to collect his MBE, and Elizabeth Taylor checks into the 'Betty Ford Celebrity Drying Out Clinic'.

Broadcast details

Date
Sunday 4th December 1988
Time
10pm
Channel
ITV1
Length
30 minutes

Cast & crew

Cast
Jon Glover Various (Voice)
Chris Barrie Various (Voice)
Steve Nallon Various (Voice)
Enn Reitel Various (Voice)
Kate Robbins Various (Voice)
Steve Coogan Various (Voice)
Steve Nallon Various
Anthony Asbury Various
Kevin Bradshaw Various
Alistair Fullarton Various
Nigel Plaskitt Various
Richard Coombs Various
Simon Buckley Various
Don Austen (as Donald Austen) Various
Guest cast
Roger Kitter Various (Voice)
Writing team
Geoff Atkinson Writer
Jack Docherty (as John Docherty) Writer
Ian Hislop Writer
Moray Hunter Writer
Nick Newman Writer
Paul Simpkin Writer
Paul Clark Writer
Pete Sinclair Writer
Paul Mayhew-Archer Script Editor
Christopher Burman Writer
Nigel Purton Writer
David Austin Writer
Victor Lewis-Smith Writer
Paul Sparks Writer
Jo Brand Writer
S.J. Edwards Writer
David Morley (as Dave Morley) Writer
Production team
John Henderson Director
Geoffrey Perkins Producer
Grant Watters Editor
Martin Hicks Editor
Giovanni Guarino Production Designer
Sue Gibson Costume Designer
Barry Powell Lighting Designer
Philip Pope Composer

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