Spitting Image Productions Limited (TV/Film Production Company) (1981-) (United Kingdom)
Organization
Dates
- Existence: 1981-
Places
- United Kingdom (nation) (Associated Country)
Found in 593 Collections and/or Records:
File
1983 Pilot Episode Artwork, 1982 - 1983
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/1/2/1/1
Scope and Contents
A visifile containing a bundle of working drawings for the unaired 1983 Spitting Image pilot episode. This bundle includes drawings for: hand puppets, puppets, and sets (SI/602 to 652, and SI/663).
Dates:
1982 - 1983
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1990 Compilation Episodes, 1988 - 1990
Sub-Sub-Sub-Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/2/1/2/2/3
Scope and Contents
Six folders, each holding a post-production script for one of the six episodes of the 1990 Spitting Image compilation series, which originally aired on British television between 21 July and 25 August 1990. These episodes featured sketches taken from the programme's fifth and sixth series.These post-production scripts are preceded by two folders with correspondence and other related documentation concerning the compilation episodes; see MS...
Dates:
1988 - 1990
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1995 New Year Special, 1994 - 1995
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/2/1/2/4/6
Scope and Contents
A post-production script for the 1995 Spitting Image New Year special episode.
Dates:
1994 - 1995
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A Bit Greecy, 1991 - 1992
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/6/1/13
Scope and Contents
A file containing a proposal document, correspondence, script and artwork relating to a proposed Spitting Image Productions Limited short animated film, A Bit Greecy (SI/2101). The script was written by Candy Guard. The correspondence focus on Roger Law's attempts to gain interest in the project from the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) and Channel 4.
Dates:
1991 - 1992
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Sub-Sub-Series
A Nasty Piece of Work: The Art and Graft of Spitting Image, 1991 - 1993
Sub-Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/3/8/8
Scope and Contents
Material relating to the Roger Law/Spitting Image Productions Limited publication, A Nasty Piece of Work: The Art and Graft of Spitting Image, published by Booth-Clibborn Editions in November 1992. The book was written by Law, in collaboration with Lewis Chester, who previously wrote Tooth & Claw: The Inside Story of Spitting Image, released in 1986. The book acts as both an autobiography for Law and as a form of promotion for ...
Dates:
1991 - 1993
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Sub-Sub-Sub-Series
A Nasty Piece of Work: The Art and Graft of Spitting Image, 1960-c 1968, 1992
Sub-Sub-Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/4/6/2/7
Scope and Contents
Photographic material connected to the Roger Law/Spitting Image Productions Limited book, A Nasty Piece of Work: The Art and Graft of Spitting Image, which was published in November 1992.
The following are present, and their number corresponds to their file or item reference number within this sub-sub-sub-series:1. A folder with four black and white photographs from the 1960s: a photo of Roger Law, Peter Fluck, Deirdre Amsden and others by the...
Dates:
1960-c 1968; 1992
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Sub-Sub-Series
A Prokofiev Fantasy with Peter and the Wolf, 1993
Sub-Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/1/2/10
Scope and Contents
Original artwork produced by the Spitting Image Workshop for a televised theatrical production of Sergei Prokofiev's symphonic tale, Peter and the Wolf. This programme was produced by Spitting Swanns Limited (a partnership between Spitting Image Productions Limited and Christopher Swann Limited), and was aired on the British television channel, BBC 2, on 26 December 1993.There is a visifile with caricatures and other artwork, and three latex foam masks...
Dates:
1993
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Sub-Series
A Prokofiev Fantasy with Peter and the Wolf, 1993 - 1994
Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/6/3/6
Scope and Contents
Two VHS tapes that hold Spitting Swanns Limited's televised theatrical production of Sergei Prokofiev's symphonic tale, Peter and the Wolf. This programme was aired on BBC 2 on 26 December 1993. The first is a home VHS tape that is labelled 'Peter and the Wolf - A Prokofiev Fantasy Spitting Swanns September 1993,' and comes in an unmarked cardboard sleeve. The other version is a commercial VHS tape for sale to the public.
Dates:
1993 - 1994
Conditions Governing Access:
Closed. These items are waiting to be digitised.
Sub-Series
A Prokofiev Fantasy with Peter and the Wolf, 1993
Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/4/22
Scope and Contents
An assortment of photographic material connected to the television programme, A Prokofiev Fantasy with Peter and the Wolf, which was a theatrical version of Sergei Prokofiev's symphonic tale, produced by Spitting Swanns Limited, and aired by the BBC in December 1993.The following are present, and their accompanying number corresponds to their file or item reference number within this sub-series:1. A folder with photographs, contact prints and...
Dates:
1993
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A View from the Fridge, c 1993
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/6/1/20
Scope and Contents
A file containing a treatment [a written summary for a television show idea], along with original and copy artwork for the treatment's front cover, for a proposed all-female television comedy sketch show, A View from the Fridge (SI/1981). This programme would have been produced by Spitting Image Productions Limited, and would have starred Meera Syal, Angie La Mar, Geraldine McNulty and Louise Rennison.
Dates:
c 1993
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Sub-Series
Accounting and Banking Records, 1984 - 2018
Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/9/1
Scope and Contents
A range of accounting and banking papers relating to Spitting Image Productions Limited, its subsidiaries, and SIPL's parent company, Tooth'N Claw Limited. The majority of material present are directors' reports and accounts, which have been arranged by company/subsidiary. However, within the SIPL file, there are also pensions-related bank statements and other items.Also present is a separate file containing financial-related correspondence, addressed to Roger Law and Peter...
Dates:
1984 - 2018
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Sub-Sub-Sub-Series
Additional Contracts for Publication, 1988
Sub-Sub-Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/3/8/5/1
Scope and Contents
Contracts for artists and writers hired to produce additional artwork and text for the Spitting Image Productions Limited publication, The Giant Komic Book. The majority of these artists and writers were not part of SIPL's regular staff.The following individuals are represented, and their accompanying number corresponds to their file or item reference number within this sub-sub-sub-series:1. J.C. Armitage (Ionicus)2. Neville...
Dates:
1988
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Advertisements, c late 1980s-1992
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/5/3
Scope and Contents
A portfolio containing examples of advertisement posters and related material for external companies, which involved the services of Spitting Image Productions Limited. The following items are present:1. Two proofs for a Batchelors Slim a Soup advert, which features an photographic image of a Dame Edna Everage toby jug, c late 1980s. The jug was produced by SIPL (SI/1239 (b)).2. An advertisement for a printer, made by Canon, c late 1980s. The poster appears to be designed...
Dates:
Publication: c late 1980s-1992
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Sub-Sub-Series
Advertisements and Commercials, c late 1980s-1994
Sub-Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/1/2/7
Scope and Contents
Original artwork and design material relating to advertisement campaigns and television commercials that involved the services of Spitting Image Productions Limited or its subsidiary, Screwball Films Limited, utilising Spitting Image Workshop personnel.
Dates:
c late 1980s-1994
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Alan Bennett Mould, c late-1980s-c mid-1990s
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/1/1/2/1/1/1
Scope and Contents
A plaster mould for the Spitting Image puppet head of British author and playwright, Alan Bennett (P177).
Dates:
c late-1980s-c mid-1990s
Conditions Governing Access:
Part restricted. Access may only be possible with support from specialist conservation staff. Please seek guidance.
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Albums and Singles Vinyl Sleeve Covers, 1984 - 1990
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/4/6/1
Scope and Contents
A file holding photographic material that relates to some of the music singles and albums that Spitting Image Productions Limited released, between 1984 and 1990. All images appear to be puppet illustrations for use as artwork for vinyl covers and posters.There is a plastic sleeve with transparencies connected to the 1984 single, Da Do Run Ron (SI/496). This sleeve holds eight 63mm transparencies, six of which are mounted as slides. There is also two 35mm...
Dates:
1984 - 1990
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Alex and Lynn Watson Letters, 1985, c late 1990s-c early 2010s
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/5/14/1
Scope and Contents
A file containing a manuscript letter from Alex and Lynn Watson to Deirdre Amsden and Roger Law, c late 1990s-c early 2010s, which is accompanied by another letter, dated 1985. The first letter informs Amsden and Law that the Watsons have been 'de-cluttering' and have come across a letter from the 1980s, which mentions Spitting Image, and they wonder if Amsden and Law want the letter for their archive. The second letter is the one in question, and is typescript....
Dates:
1985; c late 1990s-c early 2010s
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Alice's Adventures in Euroland 1992, 1989
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/6/1/5
Scope and Contents
A treatment [a written summary for a television show idea] for a proposed Spitting Image Productions Limited/BBC Arena series or single episode production, Alice's Adventures in Euroland 1992 (SI/2102). This production would have been 'an unholy recreation of Lewis Carroll's classic,' providing a satirical view on 'England and its new European destiny.' The treatment contains artwork, including a representation of Margaret Thatcher as The...
Dates:
1989
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Sub-Sub-Sub-Series
American Specials, 1985-c 1987
Sub-Sub-Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/2/1/2/3
Scope and Contents
Scripts and other documentation relating to special Spitting Image episodes that were made for the American television network, NBC. Three episodes were produced: Down and Out in the White House; The Ronnie and Nancy Show; and The Spitting Image 1987 Movie Awards. There is material for the first two productions, but nothing for The Spitting Image 1987 Movie...
Dates:
1985-c 1987
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Animal Puppets, 1984 - 1992
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/4/5
Scope and Contents
A file holding numerous plastic sleeves with 63mm photographic transparencies and 35mm slides, along with a small amount of photographs, which feature portrait images of animal puppets used in Spitting Image and other Spitting Image Productions Limited programmes. The sleeves are labelled with an image's original 'SI' reference number. The photographer or photographers of these images are unknown. However, a number of the puppets featured in these images...
Dates:
1984 - 1992
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Animators and Illustrators, 1994 - 1995
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/2/8/2/1/1
Scope and Contents
A file of signed letters of agreement for animators and illustrators commissioned to provide work for the animated comedy sketch show pilot, The Strip Show, which was produced by Spitting Image Productions Limited for the British television network, Channel 4. The majority of items date between August and October 1995. However, there is a letter to Harry Thompson from 1994, along with photocopies of letters sent to him in 1991, regarding this project.
Dates:
1994 - 1995
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Sub-Sub-Series
Answerphone Tapes, 1988
Sub-Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/3/2/3
Scope and Contents
Spitting Image answerphone audio cassette tapes and/or cases, accompanied by case inserts relating to these tapes, made by The Comic Answer Company Limited/K-Tel International (SI/488). These 'answerbacks' tapes feature impressions of celebrity and political figures from Spitting Image voice actors: Chris Barrie, Steve Nallon and Nigel Plaskitt. The front covers of the inserts have images of Spitting Image...
Dates:
1988
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Sub-Series
Apparel and Accessories, c 1987-c early 1990s
Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/3/1
Scope and Contents
Merchandise apparel and accessories connected to Spitting Image, including slippers, t-shirts and a wrist watch.
Dates:
c 1987-c early 1990s
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Archive Storage File, 1997
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/13/8
Scope and Contents
A file containing various documentation relating to the 3 Mills Studios storage facility, in London, which was used by Spitting Image Productions Limited to store its archive in the late 1990s. Some of the documentation may also relate to its removal to Littleport, Cambridgeshire, following the sale of puppets and other Spitting Image material at two Sotheby's auctions in 2000 and 2001, though this is unconfirmed. Included in the file is a floor plan for the...
Dates:
1997
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Arena, 1991
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/2/2/2
Scope and Contents
A file containing two programme production agreements between the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) and Spitting Image Productions Limited, regarding two special Arena events on BBC 2. On 16 December 1989, the documentary programme, Arena, took over the channel for the evening to broadcast various short films and talks relating to animals, known as Animal Night. On 15 December 1990, the programme did the...
Dates:
1991
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