Spitting Image

Series Storyline

Spitting Image is an award winning British satirical puppet show, created by Peter Fluck, Roger Law and Martin Lambie-Nairn. The series was produced by Spitting Image Productions for Central Independent Television over 18 series which aired on the ITV from 1984 to 1996. The series was nominated and won numerous awards during its run including 10 BAFTA Awards, including one for editing in 1989, and even won two Emmy Awards in 1985 and 1986 in the Popular Arts Category. The series featured puppet caricatures of celebrities famous during the 1980s and 1990s, including British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and fellow Tory politicians, American president Ronald Reagan, and the British Royal Family. The Series was the first to caricature the Queen mother.

Seasons (19)

Specials

17 Episodes • 1986

Season 1

12 Episodes • 1984

Season 2

11 Episodes • 1985

Season 3

17 Episodes • 1986

Season 4

6 Episodes • 1987

Season 5

6 Episodes • 1988

Season 6

5 Episodes • 1989

Season 7

6 Episodes • 1989

Season 8

6 Episodes • 1990

Season 9

6 Episodes • 1990

Season 10

6 Episodes • 1991

Season 11

6 Episodes • 1991

Season 12

6 Episodes • 1992

Season 13

6 Episodes • 1992

Season 14

6 Episodes • 1993

Season 15

6 Episodes • 1993

Season 16

7 Episodes • 1994

Season 17

7 Episodes • 1994

Season 18

7 Episodes • 1996