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Spitting Image Productions Limited (TV/Film Production Company) (1981-) (United Kingdom)

 Organization

Staff Only

Dates

  • Existence: 1981-

Places

Found in 593 Collections and/or Records:

 Sub-Series

Newspapers, 1983 - 1998

 Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/5/1
Scope and Contents Press-cuttings, full issues of and page tearsheets from newspapers and newsprint magazines, and press coverage books; which feature interviews, articles, television listings and advertisements. These interviews and other content material relate to the following: Spitting Image, Spitting Image Productions Limited and its wider activities, merchandise; and Roger Law, Peter Fluck and other individuals connected with Spitting Image. There are...
Dates: 1983 - 1998
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Fonds: See sub-level descriptions for information on access conditions.
Found in: Cambridge University Library / Roger Law Archive / Spitting Image Productions Limited / External Publications, Posters and Advertisements
 File

Newspapers and Newsprint Magazines, 1985 - 1995

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/5/1/2
Scope and Contents Issues of and tearsheets from British and international newspapers and large newsprint magazines, which feature interviews with Roger Law and Peter Fluck, along with articles revolving around Spitting Image. There are also articles on the wider activities of Spitting Image Productions Limited. Also present are examples of Spitting Image puppets and other imagery being used to illustrate articles on British politics. The publications...
Dates: 1985 - 1995
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Fonds: See sub-level descriptions for information on access conditions.
Found in: Cambridge University Library / Roger Law Archive / Spitting Image Productions Limited / External Publications, Posters and Advertisements / Newspapers
 File

Newsweek, 1986

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/5/2/4
Scope and Contents Two 1986 issues of the American weekly news magazine, Newsweek. The following issues are present:1. 27 January - page 11 has an article on Spitting Image, which is accompanied by an image of some of the British royal family puppets.2. 1 September - page 77 has an article on the Spitting Image NBC special episode, Down and Out in the White House. This article is...
Dates: Publication: 1986
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Fonds: See sub-level descriptions for information on access conditions.
Found in: Cambridge University Library / Roger Law Archive / Spitting Image Productions Limited / External Publications, Posters and Advertisements / Magazines
 File

Nile Street Films Limited, 1995 - 1999

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/9/1/1/3/2
Scope and Contents

A file containing four directors' reports and accounts for the Spitting Image Productions Limited subsidiary, Nile Street Films Limited, whose principal activity was the manufacturing of puppets. The reports and accounts cover the years ending 31 August 1994 to 31 August 1998, excluding 1996. Two of these items were produced by KPMG, and the other two were drawn up by Aston Hughes & Co.

Dates: 1995 - 1999
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Fonds: See sub-level descriptions for information on access conditions.
Found in: Cambridge University Library / Roger Law Archive / Spitting Image Productions Limited / Finance and Legal / Accounting and Banking Records / Financial Statements, Pensions Papers, and Services Invoices / Spitting Image Productions Limited Subsidiaries
 Sub-Sub-Sub-Sub-Sub-Series

Non-Commissioned Writers' Contracts, 1984 - 1989

 Sub-Sub-Sub-Sub-Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/2/1/1/1/1/2
Scope and Contents Contracts, along with a small amount of correspondence and other documentation, relating to non-commissioned writers who submitted sketches for inclusion in the first six series of Spitting Image, as well as special episodes produced during that period. Spitting Image Productions Limited encouraged members of the general public and non-contracted professional writers alike to submit short sketches, known as 'quickies.' Contracts relating to successful submissions...
Dates: 1984 - 1989
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Sub-Series: See sub-level descriptions for information on access conditions.
Found in: Cambridge University Library / Roger Law Archive / Spitting Image Productions Limited / Productions Files / Spitting Image / Contracts and Correspondence / Series 1 to 6 Contracts / Writers' Contracts
 File

Non-Commissioned Writers' Contracts, Series 1, 1984

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/2/1/1/1/1/2/1
Scope and Contents

Two files containing signed contracts issued by Spitting Image Productions Limited to individuals, who submitted sketches that were included in series 1 episodes of Spitting Image. These writers were members of the public or professionals not contracted with the show.

Dates: 1984
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Sub-Series: See sub-level descriptions for information on access conditions.
Found in: Cambridge University Library / Roger Law Archive / Spitting Image Productions Limited / Productions Files / Spitting Image / Contracts and Correspondence / Series 1 to 6 Contracts / Writers' Contracts / Non-Commissioned Writers' Contracts
 File

Non-Commissioned Writers' Contracts, Series 2, 1985

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/2/1/1/1/1/2/2
Scope and Contents

A file containing signed contracts and accompanying letters, issued by Spitting Image Productions Limited to individuals who submitted sketches that were included in series 2 of Spitting Image. These writers were members of the public or professionals not contracted with the programme.

Dates: 1985
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Sub-Series: See sub-level descriptions for information on access conditions.
Found in: Cambridge University Library / Roger Law Archive / Spitting Image Productions Limited / Productions Files / Spitting Image / Contracts and Correspondence / Series 1 to 6 Contracts / Writers' Contracts / Non-Commissioned Writers' Contracts
 File

Non-Commissioned Writers' Contracts, Series 3, 1986

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/2/1/1/1/1/2/3
Scope and Contents

Four files containing signed and copies of unsigned contracts, issued by Spitting Image Productions Limited to individuals, who submitted sketches to be included in series 3 of Spitting Image. These writers were members of the public or professionals not contracted with the programme. There is also other documentation present, such as post-production scripts and running orders, which relate to particular contracts in some manner.

Dates: 1986
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Sub-Series: See sub-level descriptions for information on access conditions.
Found in: Cambridge University Library / Roger Law Archive / Spitting Image Productions Limited / Productions Files / Spitting Image / Contracts and Correspondence / Series 1 to 6 Contracts / Writers' Contracts / Non-Commissioned Writers' Contracts
 File

Non-Commissioned Writers' Contracts, Series 4, 1987 - 1988

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/2/1/1/1/1/2/6
Scope and Contents

A file containing signed contracts issued by Spitting Image Productions Limited to individuals, who submitted sketches to be included in series 4 of Spitting Image, along with the 1987 Christmas special episode. These writers were members of the public or professionals not contracted with the show. There is also other related documentation concerning non-commissioned writers.

Dates: 1987 - 1988
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Sub-Series: See sub-level descriptions for information on access conditions.
Found in: Cambridge University Library / Roger Law Archive / Spitting Image Productions Limited / Productions Files / Spitting Image / Contracts and Correspondence / Series 1 to 6 Contracts / Writers' Contracts / Non-Commissioned Writers' Contracts
 File

Non-Commissioned Writers' Contracts, Series 5, 1988

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/2/1/1/1/1/2/7
Scope and Contents

A file containing signed and copies of unsigned contracts issued by Spitting Image Productions Limited to individuals, who submitted sketches to be included in series 5 of Spitting Image. These writers were members of the public or professionals not contracted with the show. There is also other related documentation concerning non-commissioned writers.

Dates: 1988
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Sub-Series: See sub-level descriptions for information on access conditions.
Found in: Cambridge University Library / Roger Law Archive / Spitting Image Productions Limited / Productions Files / Spitting Image / Contracts and Correspondence / Series 1 to 6 Contracts / Writers' Contracts / Non-Commissioned Writers' Contracts
 File

Non-Commissioned Writers' Contracts, Series 6, 1989

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/2/1/1/1/1/2/8
Scope and Contents

A file containing copies of unsigned contracts issued by Spitting Image Productions Limited to individuals, who submitted sketches to be included in series 6 of Spitting Image. These writers were members of the public or professionals not contracted with the show.

Dates: 1989
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Sub-Series: See sub-level descriptions for information on access conditions.
Found in: Cambridge University Library / Roger Law Archive / Spitting Image Productions Limited / Productions Files / Spitting Image / Contracts and Correspondence / Series 1 to 6 Contracts / Writers' Contracts / Non-Commissioned Writers' Contracts
 File

Norwich School of Art Gallery Exhibition, 1985

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/7/2/2/1
Scope and Contents Promotional material produced as part of Norwich School of Art Gallery's exhibition, Spitting Image: A Workshop Exhibition, which ran from 10 June to 3 July 1985. Items include: two examples of an invitation card for a private viewing of the exhibition, held on 8 June; a poster for the exhibition, which bears a Luck & Flaw plasticine model illustration (L+F/202) on the front of Ronald and Nancy Reagan, and a substantial amount of text and images on the work of ...
Dates: 1985
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Fonds: See sub-level descriptions for information on access conditions.
Found in: Cambridge University Library / Roger Law Archive / Spitting Image Productions Limited / Company and Productions Promotion, and Media and Public Relations / External Organisations' Promotional Material and Public Events Papers / Exhibitions, Non-Profit and Public Events
 Item

Notebook, c 2000

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/9/1/1/1/4
Scope and Contents

A ring-bound, 'Black n' Red' A4 notebook containing various notes and financial figures. The contents of the notebook appear to be in Roger Law's hand.

Dates: c 2000
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Sub-Sub-Series: See sub-level descriptions for information on access conditions.
Found in: Cambridge University Library / Roger Law Archive / Spitting Image Productions Limited / Finance and Legal / Accounting and Banking Records / Financial Statements, Pensions Papers, and Services Invoices / Spitting Image Productions Limited
 Item

Officer Bull Pupp Model, c 1995-1996

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/1/2/14/3
Scope and Contents

A plasticine model of the Krazy Kat comic strip character, Officer Bull Pupp, made by the Spitting Image Workshop. This model was created as part of the production of a short, stop-motion animated pilot episode, based upon George Herriman's comic strip.

Dates: c 1995-1996
Conditions Governing Access: Restricted. This item is currently unfit for production. Please contact repository.
Found in: Cambridge University Library / Roger Law Archive / Spitting Image Productions Limited / Spitting Image Workshop / Artwork / Krazy Kat
 File

Original Artwork Bundle, 1992

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/3/8/8/3/1
Scope and Contents

Two files containing photocopies of photographs, press-cuttings and other items used as artwork for the Roger Law/Spitting Image Productions Limited publication, A Nasty Piece of Work: The Art and Graft of Spitting Image. There is other material that represent items used as artwork inside the book. The files have been split into the following: one for the contents of pages 50 to 99, and the other for the contents of pages 100 to 224.

Dates: 1992
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Fonds: See sub-level descriptions for information on access conditions.
Found in: Cambridge University Library / Roger Law Archive / Spitting Image Productions Limited / Merchandise / Publications / A Nasty Piece of Work: The Art and Graft of Spitting Image / Production Material
 Sub-Sub-Series

Overseas Business/Networking Trips, 1993 - 1999

 Sub-Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/7/3/3
Scope and Contents Material relating to trips made by Roger Law to the United States of America and to Australia, sometimes accompanied by other members of staff from Spitting Image Productions Limited. The purpose of the American trips were to engage in business promotion, and to network with artists, television executives, and advertising companies. Law and other personnel also went over to the States to attend awards ceremonies.The Australian trips were also for business and networking purposes,...
Dates: 1993 - 1999
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Fonds: See sub-level descriptions for information on access conditions.
Found in: Cambridge University Library / Roger Law Archive / Spitting Image Productions Limited / Company and Productions Promotion, and Media and Public Relations / Business Promotion
 File

Page Paste-Ups, 1992

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/3/8/8/3/2
Scope and Contents

Page paste-ups for the Roger Law/Spitting Image Productions Limited publication, A Nasty Piece of Work: The Art and Graft of Spitting Image, which are stored within three files. The first file contains pages 1 to 75, the second holds pages 76 to 149, and the final file holds pages 150 to 224.

Dates: 1992
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Fonds: See sub-level descriptions for information on access conditions.
Found in: Cambridge University Library / Roger Law Archive / Spitting Image Productions Limited / Merchandise / Publications / A Nasty Piece of Work: The Art and Graft of Spitting Image / Production Material
 File

Page Proofs, 1993

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/3/8/10/1/2
Scope and Contents

A bundle of colour page proofs for the Spitting Image Productions Limited merchandise publication, Thatcha! The Real Maggie Memoirs.

Dates: 1993
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Fonds: See sub-level descriptions for information on access conditions.
Found in: Cambridge University Library / Roger Law Archive / Spitting Image Productions Limited / Merchandise / Publications / Thatcha! The Real Maggie Memoirs / Production Material
 File

Paste-Ups, 1993

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/3/8/10/1/1
Scope and Contents A complete bundle of paste-ups for the Spitting Image Productions Limited publication, Thatcha! The Real Maggie Memoirs, spread across three large envelopes/portfolios. The paste-ups consist of thin, large, rectangle-shaped pieces of cardboard, each holding artwork and text for two pages of the publication, which have been pasted on to the board in their desired layout. There are overlays on each board, which are annotated with instructions for the printer,...
Dates: 1993
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Fonds: See sub-level descriptions for information on access conditions.
Found in: Cambridge University Library / Roger Law Archive / Spitting Image Productions Limited / Merchandise / Publications / Thatcha! The Real Maggie Memoirs / Production Material
 Sub-Sub-Sub-Series

Photographic Documentation, c 1985-c mid 1990s

 Sub-Sub-Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/1/1/5/1
Scope and Contents

Photographic material documenting the modelling of puppets within the Spitting Image Workshop environment, and images produced for puppet identification purposes.

Dates: c 1985-c mid 1990s
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Series: See sub-level descriptions for information on access conditions.
Found in: Cambridge University Library / Roger Law Archive / Spitting Image Productions Limited / Spitting Image Workshop / Puppets, Moulds, Associated Equipment and Documentation / Puppet Documentation
 Series

Photographic Material, 1960 - 1968, c 1980-1997, 2000-c 2010s

 Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/4
Scope and Contents Spitting Image Productions Limited-related photographic material, ranging from colour and black and white photographs to 63mm transparencies, 35mm projector slides, sheets of contact prints, and negatives. A broad spectrum of subject matter are covered by the items present, including, but not limited to: personnel and premises, Spitting Image and other Television and short-film productions, merchandise, and commercials produced for external companies. There are...
Dates: 1960 - 1968; c 1980-1997; 2000-c 2010s
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Fonds: See sub-level descriptions for information on access conditions.
Found in: Cambridge University Library / Roger Law Archive / Spitting Image Productions Limited
 File

Photographs, 1987

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/4/6/2/4/2
Scope and Contents A file holding large black and white photographs for four of the puppet illustrations that appear in either the British or American version of the Spitting Image Productions Limited merchandise publication, Spitting Images. The following are present: 1. Three copies of an image featuring Woody Allen and Mia Farrow, one of which is accompanied by an overlay with cropping and other instructions (SI/169); this image appears in the British...
Dates: 1987
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Fonds: See sub-level descriptions for information on access conditions.
Found in: Cambridge University Library / Roger Law Archive / Spitting Image Productions Limited / Photographic Material / Merchandise / Publications / Spitting Images
 Item

Picture Reference Copy, 1992

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/3/8/8/3/5
Scope and Contents

A file containing an unbound version of the Roger Law/Spitting Image Productions Limited publication, A Nasty Piece of Work: The Art and Graft of Spitting Image, which contains annotated reference numbers next to the images found in the book, in red ink. There is also a small piece of paper that has a list of these reference numbers, which are missing from this copy.

Dates: 1992
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Fonds: See sub-level descriptions for information on access conditions.
Found in: Cambridge University Library / Roger Law Archive / Spitting Image Productions Limited / Merchandise / Publications / A Nasty Piece of Work: The Art and Graft of Spitting Image / Production Material
 File

Pilot Episode Documentation, 1992 - 1994

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/2/8/1/1
Scope and Contents Material relating to the production of the pilot episode for the Spitting Image Productions Limited/Channel 4 stop-motion animated soap opera, Crapston Villas. This pilot would go on to be the first episode of the first series.The following sub-files are present, and their accompanying number corresponds to their sub-file reference number within this file:1. A folder composed primarily of forms of engagement and letters of agreement, relating to...
Dates: 1992 - 1994
Conditions Governing Access: Part closed. Sub-file MS Add.10275/3/2/8/1/1/1 is closed until January 2064, due to containing National Insurance numbers. This sub-file has been closed under the Archive’s confidentiality guidelines for sensitive data (in compliance with the Data Protection Act (2018)).
Found in: Cambridge University Library / Roger Law Archive / Spitting Image Productions Limited / Productions Files / Channel 4 Programmes / Crapston Villas
 Sub-Sub-Sub-Sub-Series

Pilots, 1983 - 1985

 Sub-Sub-Sub-Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/2/1/2/1/1
Scope and Contents Pilot scripts connected to the British satirical puppet television programme, Spitting Image.The following are present, and their accompanying number corresponds to their file or item reference number in this sub-sub-sub-sub-series:1. A script for the 1983 pilot, which was originally titled, The Late Latex Show. This pilot was produced for Central Independent Television in the summer of 1983, but has never been aired...
Dates: 1983 - 1985
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Sub-Sub-Series: See sub-level descriptions for information on access conditions.
Found in: Cambridge University Library / Roger Law Archive / Spitting Image Productions Limited / Productions Files / Spitting Image / Scripts and Accompanying Material / Pilots and Series 1 to 18

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