Network is delighted to announce the release of the acclaimed TV satire SPITTING IMAGE THE COMPLETE FIRST SERIES (12) on 28th January 2008. This BAFTA and Montreaux winning show is new to buy on DVD in the UK, RRP £19.99 and the two-disc set contains all twelve episodes, complete and uncut. The unmistakably brilliant and highly entertaining send-up of British and international public figures created by Peter Fluck and Roger Law contains some of the show’s most memorable characters in a veritable comedy feast where no one is safe from ridicule irrespective of political colours and neither social nor celebrity status. All of the show’s early star puppets are here. On the political front there is Margaret Thatcher as an autocratic he-she; there’s US President with no brains Ronald Reagan; the lecherous serial cad Cecil Parkinson; senile lefty Michael Foot; the literally mouth-watering Roy Hattersley; Red Ken - gnewts and all; SS-like Norman Tebbit plus the hysterical pairing of Liberal politicians David Owen with the bed-wetting David Steel in his pocket. Regal victims include a raving mad Queen Elizabeth; Prince Phillip as a blundering buffoon; a wickedly wet Prince Charles and Sloaney Princess Diana; and a gin sodden Queen Mother to lift your spirits. Figures from the world of entertainment that are lampooned include Paul Daniels and his pet wig, Steve ‘interesting’ Davis, Frank Bruno and Leonard Nimoy with his wiggly ears. International figures given the Spitting Image makeover include P.W. Botha (President of South Africa), Mikhail Gorbachev and Colonel Gaddafi. Running from 1984 to 1996, and broadcast on Sunday nights at 10pm, this first instalment of the award-winning ITV comedy is as topical as one would expect for a show based on the news stories of the day. Regularly attracting 15 million viewers at the peak of its popularity, the show benefits from the voices of Chris Barrie, Harry Enfield, Jon Glover, Steve Nallon, Kate Robbins and John Sessions. It also features writing from some of the nation’s most established literary talents including Kevin Cecil, Paul John Clark, Richard Curtis, Ben Elton, Ian Hislop, Nick Newman and Doug Naylor. Subversive, caustic, witty and as pertinent today as it was when first broadcast 24 years ago, the perfect mix of excellent puppetry, realistic vocal impersonations and well honed scripts ensures that SPITTING IMAGE THE COMPLETE FIRST SERIES is a must-have item for all comedy fans and remains a landmark satire in TV history.
Spitting Image
Spitting Image The Complete First Series
Network is delighted to announce the release of the acclaimed TV satire SPITTING IMAGE THE COMPLETE FIRST SERIES (12) on 28th January 2008. This BAFTA and Montreaux winning show is new to buy on DVD in the UK, RRP £19.99 and the two-disc set contains all twelve episodes, complete and uncut. The unmistakably brilliant and highly entertaining send-up of British and international public figures created by Peter Fluck and Roger Law contains some of the show’s most memorable characters in a veritable comedy feast where no one is safe from ridicule irrespective of political colours and neither social nor celebrity status. All of the show’s early star puppets are here. On the political front there is Margaret Thatcher as an autocratic he-she; there’s US President with no brains Ronald Reagan; the lecherous serial cad Cecil Parkinson; senile lefty Michael Foot; the literally mouth-watering Roy Hattersley; Red Ken - gnewts and all; SS-like Norman Tebbit plus the hysterical pairing of Liberal politicians David Owen with the bed-wetting David Steel in his pocket. Regal victims include a raving mad Queen Elizabeth; Prince Phillip as a blundering buffoon; a wickedly wet Prince Charles and Sloaney Princess Diana; and a gin sodden Queen Mother to lift your spirits. Figures from the world of entertainment that are lampooned include Paul Daniels and his pet wig, Steve ‘interesting’ Davis, Frank Bruno and Leonard Nimoy with his wiggly ears. International figures given the Spitting Image makeover include P.W. Botha (President of South Africa), Mikhail Gorbachev and Colonel Gaddafi. Running from 1984 to 1996, and broadcast on Sunday nights at 10pm, this first instalment of the award-winning ITV comedy is as topical as one would expect for a show based on the news stories of the day. Regularly attracting 15 million viewers at the peak of its popularity, the show benefits from the voices of Chris Barrie, Harry Enfield, Jon Glover, Steve Nallon, Kate Robbins and John Sessions. It also features writing from some of the nation’s most established literary talents including Kevin Cecil, Paul John Clark, Richard Curtis, Ben Elton, Ian Hislop, Nick Newman and Doug Naylor. Subversive, caustic, witty and as pertinent today as it was when first broadcast 24 years ago, the perfect mix of excellent puppetry, realistic vocal impersonations and well honed scripts ensures that SPITTING IMAGE THE COMPLETE FIRST SERIES is a must-have item for all comedy fans and remains a landmark satire in TV history.
Spitting Image