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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Video: Spitting Image makers on David Steel puppet
The creators of ITV's Spitting Image revealed they picked David Steel as one of their characters because they thought smaller puppets were cheaper and they could use it again and again.
BBC News, 27th February 2014Spitting Image: essential satire for a generation
It's 30 years since Spitting Image first hit our screens. We should be fighting to get it back.
Dominiic Cavendish, The Telegraph, 26th February 2014Spitting Image at 30: Steve Nollan interview
Steve Nollan, the voice behind some of Spitting Image's most famous faces describes what it was like to play Margaret Thatcher.
The Telegraph, 25th February 2014Spitting Image creators: Cameron & Miliband are too similar
David Cameron and Ed Miliband are too "alike" to inspire the type of satire that made Spitting Image famous, according to Steve Nallon, who impersonated the voice of Margaret Thatcher on the show.
Edward Malnick, The Telegraph, 25th February 2014Spitting Image exhibition focuses on Margaret Thatcher
Thirty years since it first aired, voice of Mrs T is still unsure whether satirical puppet show helped or harmed her reputation.
Mark Brown, The Guardian, 25th February 2014Cartoon Museum celebrates 30 years of Spitting Image
The Cartoon Museum has announced its Spitting Image - From Start to Finish exhibition.
Hugh Armitage, Digital Spy, 14th February 2014Roger Law on Thatcher and Spitting Image
The harder we tried to undermine Thatcher's policies, the more successful Spitting Image became. We even tried portraying her as a pleasant person; it did not work.
Roger Law, The Guardian, 17th April 2013Spitting Image creators remember Margaret Thatcher
'The show was harsh and confrontational because Thatcher was harsh and confrontational' says co-creator Roger Law.
Sam Jones, The Guardian, 12th April 2013"I was Maggie Thatcher's voice in Spitting Image"
Spitting Image attracted huge TV audiences for its political satire - the fact that Maggie's voice was delivered by a man, Steve Nallon, added to the comedy.
Tom Rowley, The Telegraph, 9th April 2013TV bosses rejected Spitting Image as 'kid's stuff'
Spitting Image, one of Britain's most successful television shows, was widely rejected by the industry as "kids' stuff" before being commissioned.
Roya Nikkhah, The Telegraph, 18th November 2012