Spitting Image (2020 TV series)

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Spitting Image
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Promotional poster for the first series featuring from L-R Meghan Markle, Prince Harry, Donald Trump, Kanye West and Vladimir Putin
Genre
Created by Peter Fluck
Roger Law
Martin Lambie-Nairn
Voices of
Music byWillie Dowling
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series2
No. of episodes20
Production
Executive producers Jeff Westbrook
Richard Allen-Turner
Joanna Beresford
Roger Law
Jon Thoday
Nana Hughes (Britbox)
ProducerMatt Stronge
Running time30 minutes
Production companyAvalon Television [1]
Original release
Network BritBox
Release3 October 2020 (2020-10-03) –
2 December 2021 (2021-12-02)

Spitting Image is a British satirical television puppet show. It is a revival of the 1984 series of the same name created by Peter Fluck, Roger Law and Martin Lambie-Nairn. Similar to the original, the series features puppet caricatures of contemporary celebrities, such as Adele, James Corden, and Kanye West, as well as public figures, including former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, several Conservative cabinet members such as Michael Gove, Dominic Raab and Priti Patel, and former US President Donald Trump.

Contents

ITV had plans for a reboot in 2006, but these were scrapped after a dispute over the Ant & Dec puppets used to host Best Ever Spitting Image, which were created against Law's wishes. [2] In September 2019, Law announced the show would be returning with a new series. [3] It was confirmed in March 2020 that the show would return on BritBox. [4] Featuring 100 new puppets, the series debuted on 3 October that year. [5] It was renewed for a second series four days later. [6] The second series premiered on 11 September 2021. [7] The show was cancelled by ITV on 24 October 2022. [8]

Staff

Voices

Puppeteers

  • Laura Bacon (series 2)
  • Warrick Brownlow-Pike
  • Dave Chapman
  • Sheila Clark
  • Philip Eason (series 1)
  • Iestyn Evans
  • Joe Greco
  • Andy Heath
  • Brian Herring
  • Matt Hutchinson
  • Mark Jefferis
  • Steven Kynman (series 1)
  • Rebecca Nagan
  • Wim Oppenheimer
  • Lynn Robertson Bruce (series 1)
  • Neil Sterenberg
  • Olly Taylor (series 1)
  • Chris Thatcher

Directors

Writers

Caricaturists

Production

In April 2017, it was reported that US broadcaster HBO was set to revive the series in light of the presidency of Donald Trump. However, no immediate official confirmation or announcement was made. [23] In September 2019, the show was confirmed to be returning to screens twenty-three years after it originally ended, with the unveiling of the puppets of Trump, Vladimir Putin, Mark Zuckerberg, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. [24] Roger Law stated that the pilot for the new series had been filmed and that talks were in progress with US networks to take the show to a larger, global audience. [3] According to Law, the revival is set to have a global appeal through a "uniquely British eye". [4] Originally NBC was set to distribute the series stateside, however they backed out weeks before its initial broadcast. Executive producer Jon Thoday cited their "nervousness" with the series' content as the reason for their departure. [25]

The writers for the revival include Jeff Westbrook, Al Murray, The Windsors creators Bert Tyler-Moore and George Jeffrie, Bill Odenkirk, David X. Cohen, Jason Hazeley, Keisha Zollar, Patric Verrone, Phil Wang, and Sophie Duker. [26]

On 4 March 2020, the show was announced to be returning on the streaming service BritBox, as its first official commission. [4] The show premiered on the service on 3 October 2020, featuring the voice talents of Billy West, Debra Stephenson, Debra Wilson, Guz Khan, Indira Varma, Jess Robinson, John DiMaggio, Lewis MacLeod, Lobo Chan, Matt Forde, and Phil LaMarr.

In an interview from July 2021, Law said that the second series would go massively over-budget like Boris Johnson's policies with full support from BritBox. He also said that the series would not be adding many new political figures, instead adding several footballers. [27]

Following the death of Elizabeth II in September 2022, ITV made the decision to write off £9 million which had been spent on several remaining unaired episodes of Spitting Image; they could not be effectively edited to remove reference to Elizabeth, and it was felt highly unlikely that they would now ever be broadcast. [28]

In October 2022, it was announced that the revived series had been cancelled. [29]

Episodes

SeriesEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
1 103 October 2020 (2020-10-03)28 November 2020 (2020-11-28)
2 1011 September 2021 (2021-09-11)2 December 2021 (2021-12-02)

Season 1 (2020)

No.
overall		No. in
series		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
11"Episode 1" Andy De Emmony, Steve ConnellyGemma Arrowsmith, David X. Cohen, Matt Forde, Jason Hazeley, George Jeffrie, F. Maxwell, Karl Minns, Tom Neenan, Bill Odenkirk, Nico Tatarowicz, Brona C. Titley, Bert Tyler-Moore, Patric M. Verrone, Phil Wang, Jeff Westbrook, Keisha Zollar 3 October 2020 (2020-10-03)
22"Episode 2"Andy De Emmony, Steve ConnellyDavid X. Cohen, Sophie Duker, Matt Forde, Jason Hazeley, George Jeffrie, F. Maxwell, Karl Minns, Al Murray, Bill Odenkirk, Nico Tatarowicz, Brona C. Titley, Bert Tyler-Moore, Patric M. Verrone, Jeff Westbrook, Keisha Zollar10 October 2020 (2020-10-10)
33"Episode 3"Andy De Emmony, Steve ConnellyDavid X. Cohen, Matt Forde, Jason Hazeley, Noah James, George Jeffrie, F. Maxwell, Jordan Maxwell, Karl Minns, Al Murray, Bill Odenkirk, Nico Tatarowicz, Brona C. Titley, Bert Tyler-Moore, Patric M. Verrone, Phil Wang, Jeff Westbrook, Keisha Zollar17 October 2020 (2020-10-17)
44"Episode 4"Andy De Emmony, Steve ConnellyGemma Arrowsmith, David X. Cohen, Matt Forde, Jason Hazeley, Laura Major, F. Maxwell, Karl Minns, Al Murray, Bill Odenkirk, Brona C. Titley, Nico Tatarowicz, Bert Tyler-Moore, Patric M. Verrone, Jeff Westbrook, Keisha Zollar24 October 2020 (2020-10-24)
55"US Election Special (Part 1)"Andy De Emmony, Steve ConnellyDavid X. Cohen, Sophie Duker, Matt Forde, Jason Hazeley, George Jeffrie, F. Maxwell, Karl Minns, Al Murray, Bill Odenkirk, Brona C. Titley, Nico Tatarowicz, Bert Tyler-Moore, Patric M. Verrone, Jeff Westbrook, Keisha Zollar31 October 2020 (2020-10-31) [a]
66"US Election Special (Part 2)"Andy De Emmony, Steve ConnellyDavid X. Cohen, George Jeffrie, F. Maxwell, Karl Minns, Bill Odenkirk, Bert Tyler-Moore, Patric M. Verrone, Jeff Westbrook, Keisha Zollar31 October 2020 (2020-10-31)
77"Episode 7"Steve Connelly, Andy De EmmonyDavid X. Cohen, Sophie Duker, Matt Forde, Jason Hazeley, George Jeffrie, F. Maxwell, Karl Minns, Al Murray, Pierre Novellie, Bill Odenkirk, Brona C. Titley, Nico Tatarowicz, Bert Tyler-Moore, Patric M. Verrone, Jeff Westbrook, Keisha Zollar7 November 2020 (2020-11-07)
88"Episode 8"Steve Connelly, Andy De EmmonyGemma Arrowsmith, David X. Cohen, Matt Forde, Jason Hazeley, George Jeffrie, F. Maxwell, Karl Minns, Al Murray, Tom Neenan, Bill Odenkirk, Brona C. Titley, Nico Tatarowicz, Bert Tyler-Moore, Patric M. Verrone, Jeff Westbrook, Keisha Zollar14 November 2020 (2020-11-14)
99"Episode 9"Steve Connelly, Andy De EmmonyDavid X. Cohen, Matt Forde, Jason Hazeley, Travis Jay, George Jeffrie, Laura Major, F. Maxwell, Karl Minns, Al Murray, Bill Odenkirk, Brona C. Titley, Nico Tatarowicz, Bert Tyler-Moore, Patric M. Verrone, Jeff Westbrook, Keisha Zollar21 November 2020 (2020-11-21)
1010"Episode 10"Steve Connelly, Andy De EmmonyDavid X. Cohen, Matt Forde, Jason Hazeley, George Jeffrie, Laura Major, F. Maxwell, Karl Minns, Al Murray, Bill Odenkirk, Brona C. Titley, Nico Tatarowicz, Bert Tyler-Moore, Patric M. Verrone, Jeff Westbrook, Keisha Zollar28 November 2020 (2020-11-28)

Season 2 (2021)

No.
overall		No. in
series		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
111"Episode 1" Steve Bendelack, Adam Miller Matt Forde, Jason Hazeley, Sarah Isaacson, Laura Major, Karl Minns, Sarah Morgan, Megan Neuringer, Bill Odenkirk, Matt Stronge, Nico Tatarowicz, Brona C. Titley, Bert Tyler-Moore, Patric M. Verrone, Jeff Westbrook 11 September 2021 (2021-09-11)
122"Episode 2"Adam Miller, Steve Bendelack, David Sant Catherine Brinkworth, Matt Forde, Jason Hazeley, Rich Fulcher, Laura Major, Karl Minns, Al Murray, Bill Odenkirk, Elizabeth V. Suggs, Nico Tatarwicz, Brona C. Titley, Bert Tyler-Moore, Patric M. Verrone, Jeff Westbrook18 September 2021 (2021-09-18)
133"Episode 3"Steve Bendelack, Adam MillerCatherine Brinkworth, Matt Forde, Jason Hazeley, Sarah Isaacson, George Jeffrie, Laura Major, Karl Minns, Megan Neuringer, Bill Odenkirk, Nico Tartowicz, Bert Tyler-Moore, Patric M. Verrone, Jeff Westbrook, Keisha Zollar25 September 2021 (2021-09-25)
144"Episode 4"Adam Miller, Steve Bendelack, David SantCatherine Brinkworth, Matt Forde, Jason Hazeley, Sarah Isaacson, Laura Major, Karl Minns, Sarah Morgan, Megan Neuringer, Bill Odenkirk, Elizabeth V. Suggs, Matt Stronge, Nico Tatarowicz, Brona C. Titley, Bert Tyler-Moore, Patric M. Verrone, Jeff Westbrook, Keisha Zollar2 October 2021 (2021-10-02)
155"Episode 5"Steve Bendelack, Adam MillerCatherine Brinkworth, Matt Forde, Jason Hazeley, Sarah Isaacson, Laura Major, Karl Minns, Al Murray, Megan Neuringer, Bill Odenkirk, Nico Tatarowicz, Brona C. Titley, Bert Tyler-Moore, Patric M. Verrone, Jeff Westbrook, Keisha Zollar9 October 2021 (2021-10-09)
166"Episode 6"Adam Miller, Steve Bendelack, David SantCatherine Brinkworth, Matt Forde, Rich Fulcher, Jason Hazeley, Sarah Isaacson, Laura Major, Karl Minns, Sarah Morgan, Megan Neuringer, Bill Odenkirk, Nico Tatarowicz, Brona C. Titley, Bert Tyler-Moore, Patric M. Verrone, Jeff Westbrook, Keisha Zollar16 October 2021 (2021-10-16)
177"Episode 7"Steve Bendelack, Adam Miller, David SantCatherine Brinkworth, Matt Forde, Rich Fulcher, Jason Hazeley, Sarah Isaacson, Laura Major, Karl Minns, Sarah Morgan, Tom Neenan, Megan Neuringer, Bill Odenkirk, Nico Tatarowicz, Bert Tyler-Moore, Patric M. Verrone, Jeff Westbrook22 October 2021 (2021-10-22)
188"Halloween Special"Adam Miller, Steve Bendelack, David SantCatherine Brinkworth, Matt Forde, Jason Hazeley, Sarah Isaacson, Laura Major, Karl Minns, Al Murray, Sarah Morgan, Megan Neuringer, Bill Odenkirk, Nico Tatarowicz, Brona C. Titley, Bert Tyler-Moore, Patric M. Verrone, Jeff Westbrook, Keisha Zollar30 October 2021 (2021-10-30) [b]
199"Episode 9"Steve Bendelack, Adam MillerCatherine Brinkworth, Matt Forde, Jason Hazeley, Sarah Isaacson, Laura Major, Karl Minns, Tom Neenan, Megan Neuringer, Bill Odenkirk, Matt Stronge, Nico Tatarowicz, Bert-Tyler Moore, Patric M. Verrone, Jeff Westbrook, Keisha Zollar6 November 2021 (2021-11-06)
2010"Spitting Image: Christmas Special 2021"Steve Bendelack, Adam MillerMatt Forde, Jason Hazeley, Laura Major, Karl Minns, Al Murray, Sarah Morgan, Nico Tatarowicz, Brona C. Titley, Bert-Tyler Moore, Patric M. Verrone, Jeff Westbrook2 December 2021 (2021-12-02) [c]

Reception

The series received mixed reviews from critics. The decision to satirise Greta Thunberg garnered criticism as she was a minor at the time. [32]

Mark Lawson of The Guardian wrote approvingly in his four-out-of-five star review that "[a]dmirers of the franchise will be relieved that the revival ... has lost none of its savagery or willingness to shock." [33] Also writing for The Guardian, columnist Nesrine Malik described the new series as a "toothless performance" and the jokes "excruciatingly obvious". [34]

In his three-out-of-five star review, Ralph Jones of NME lauded the series' ability to satirise timely events, "its topicality is admirable: there are several sketches here about events that occurred as little as 12 hours before the recording. This is impressive on the radio but when puppets are involved, it’s almost breathtaking." [35]

The Economist was more mixed in their analysis, calling it "pretty tame" in light of the current political atmosphere and when compared to its 1984 predecessor, writing how "[i]n an era of cynicism and conspiracy theories, the radical act would be to make a show that celebrated public life." [36] Ed Power of The Telegraph was negative in his one-out-of-five star review pertaining to the two-part US election special, calling it "toothless" in its satire. [37]

German version

On 16 September 2021, a German version of Spitting Image called The Krauts' Edition began to air on the TV channel Sky. The German version has new puppets, including Sebastian Kurz, Jan Böhmermann, Annalena Baerbock, Karl Lauterbach, Markus Lanz, Heidi Klum, Thomas Müller, Olaf Scholz, Barbara Schöneberger, Armin Laschet, and Adolf Hitler. Puppets used in the British version such as Angela Merkel, Jurgen Klopp, and Coronavirus, also appear in this version. [38] [39]

Stage show

A stage show titled Idiots Assemble: Spitting Image The Musical opened at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre on 1 February 2023 and ran until 12 March. It was written by Al Murray, Matt Forde, and Sean Foley, and directed by Foley. [40] New puppets made for the show included Suella Braverman, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Jacob Rees-Mogg, Paddington Bear, and Nigel Farage. [41] On 23 March 2023, it was announced that the musical would be open at the Phoenix Theatre, at London's West End, from 24 May 2023. [42]

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Notes

  1. ↑ Debuted on Britbox, also broadcast on ITV the same day at 10pm.
  2. ↑ Premiered on BritBox and ITV at the same time at 9:30pm [30]
  3. ↑ Premiered on 24 December on ITV [31]
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