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Spitting Image specials for US Election

James Ryder October 21, 2020 Britbox ITV Spitting Image

“We are excited to mark the USA election with a double special with ITV and BritBox.”

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Streaming

Spitting Image: Then and Now

Mike Watkins October 2, 2020 ATV Elstree Britbox Central Television Spitting Image The Muppet Show

Today Britbox puts the spit back into comedy.

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Archive News

Spitting Image makes return with new episodes

Shaun Linden March 4, 2020 Spitting Image

Former Central TV production is back after 24 years off-air, now on BritBox.

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Comedy firsts, Comedy lasts and Comedy classics for ITV3

Mike Watkins July 25, 2018 Cold Feet Duty Free ITV Comedy ITV3 Les Dawson Not The Nine O'Clock News Russ Abbot Spitting Image The Office The Royle Family The Young Ones

ITV3 has commissioned a four-part series from Shiver called The Comedy Years which is due to air on the channel in 2019.

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BBC One marks June Brown’s 90th with celebration documentary

Mike Watkins February 16, 2017 Alistair McGowan ATV Network BBC One Coronation Street EastEnders Granada Television June Brown LWT Spitting Image

BBC One tonight broadcasts a tribute documentary for actress June Brown, who has been a regular face on television screens for decades.

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Soapworld

Comedy ‘soap opera’ to show the lives of the Royal Family

Dominic Knight December 18, 2015 Channel 4 Spitting Image The Palace The Windsors

Channel 4 is to bring to life a comedy soap opera, from the writers of Star Stories, that follows the imagined lives and loves of…

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EyeSpy: Farewell Birmingham’s ATV Centre

Doug Lambert April 15, 2015 ATV Centre ATV Network Blockbusters Bullseye Carlton Television Central News Central Television Crossroads Family Fortunes ITN News ITV Noele Gordon Sky News Spitting Image Tingha and Tucker Tiswas

In a video to mark the 30th anniversary of the death of ATV Network pioneer Noele Gordon, the demise of Studio One is recorded with…

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Archive News

BBC to celebrate 30th Anniversary of ITV’s Spitting Image

ATV Today January 7, 2014 Arena ATV BBC Four Central Television Spitting Image

BBC Four is to mark the 30th anniversary of the first episode of satirical puppet series Spitting Image airing on ITV.

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Archive News

Further adventures of Spitting Image to be released on DVD

Doug Lambert September 12, 2013 Alistair McGowan Ben Elton Central Television David Baddiel Harry Enfield Hugh Dennis Ian Hislop ITV Jan Ravens Rory Bremner Spitting Image Steve Coogan

Classic satirical comedy series Spitting Image has proved a hit on DVD, with the Tenth series to be released on DVD next month.

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Flashback: Murder Most Horrid

ATV Today January 30, 2013 2.4 Children Amanda Donohoe BBC Two Bill Paterson Blue Peter Brigit Forsyth Central Television Colin Salmon Colin's Sandwich David Bamber David Harewood Dawn French Doctor Who DVD Frances Barber Gwen Taylor Harriet Thorpe Have I Got News For You Hugh Bonneville Ian Hislop James Fleet Jane Asher Jim Broadbent Jim Carter Kate Williams Kathy Burke Kenneth Graham Kevin McNally Mark McGann Martin Jarvis Minnie Driver Murder Most Horrid Nigel Havers Paul Smith Peter Fincham Philip Jackson Roger Lloyd Pack Sarah Lancashire Sean Gallagher Sean Hughes Sherlock Spitting Image Steven Moffat The Brittas Empire Thelma Barlow Timothy Spall

ATV Today remembers Dawn French’s 1990s dark comedy series Murder Most Horrid.

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