Spitting Image (ITV 1984-1996, Chris Barrie, Steve Coogan)

Amazing adult puppet satire based series in which rubber likenesses of prominent people (politicians, celebrities and especially the Royal Family were mercilessly ridiculed with very few people getting off lightly, the show even had a number one hit record (The deliberately inane Chicken Song). Voice artists included Steve Coogan, Rory Bremner, Chris Barrie, Hugh Dennis, Harry Enfield, Steve Nallon, John Sessions, Kate Robbins, Enn Reitel, Jan ravens, Jessica Stevenson and Alister McGowan.

The specials all had individual titles these were:-
1. DOWN AND OUT IN THE WHITE HOUSE (14 September 1986)
2. THE SPITTING IMAGE 1987 MOVIE AWARDS (4 April 1987)
3. THE SPITTING IMAGE ELECTION SPECIAL (11 June 1987)
4. THE RONNIE AND NANCY SHOW ( 17 April 1988)
5. BUMBLEDOWN – LIFE AND TIMES OF RONALD REAGAN (29 October 1989)
6. THE SOUND OF MAGGIE ( 6 May 1989)
7. ELECTION SPECIAL (8 April 1992)
8. SPITTING IMAGE PANTOMIME (26 December 1993)
9. YE OLDE SPITTING IMAGE (1 January 1995)

production details
UK | Central – Spitting Image Productions | 137×25 minutes 4×45 minutes / Broadcast 1984-1996 21 Seasons plus 9 specials

Creators: Peter Fluck, Roger Law, Martin Lambie-Nairn
Producers: Jon Blair, John Lloyd, Tony Hendra, Geoffrey perkins, David Tyler, Bill Dare, Giles Pilbrow

voice cast
Chris Barrie
Jon Glover
Hugh Dennis
Martin P. Robinson
Kate Robbins
Harry Enfield
Louise Gold
John Sessions
Alistair McGowan
Enn Reitel
Jessica Martin
Francis Wright
Steve Coogan
Michael Fenton Stevens

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