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

 Organization

Dates

  • Existence: 1981-

Places

Found in 520 Collections and/or Records:

 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.
 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, on occasion with other Spitting Image Productions Limited personnel, to the United States of America and to Australia. The purpose of the American trips were primarily opportunities to engage in business promotion and networking with artists, television executives, advertising companies and others; along with attending awards ceremonies. The Australian trips were also partially for business/networking purposes, but there is also a strong personal...
Dates: 1993 - 1999
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Fonds: See sub-level descriptions for information on access conditions.
 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.
 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.
 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.
 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.
 Series

Photographic Material, 1960 - 1968, c 1980-c early 2000s

 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, 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 publications and ceramics, and commercials produced for external...
Dates: 1960 - 1968; c 1980-c early 2000s
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Fonds: See sub-level descriptions for information on access conditions.
 File

Photographs, 1987

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/4/6/4/2
Scope and Contents A file containing 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); the image appears in the British...
Dates: 1987
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Fonds: See sub-level descriptions for information on access conditions.
 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.
 File

Pilot Episode Documentation, 1992 - 1995

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

A box containing six sub-files with contracts and agreements, correspondence, insurance papers, and other documentation relating to the pilot episode of the Spitting Image Productions Limited/Channel 4 production, Crapston Villas. The pilot would go on to be the first episode of the first series of the show.

Dates: 1992 - 1995
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Fonds: See sub-level descriptions for information on access conditions.
 File

Pilots, 1983 - 1985

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/2/1/2/1/1
Scope and Contents A box containing two lots of scripts, relating to Spitting Image. The first is 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 on television. The second lot are three versions of a script for an unmade American pilot episode, known as Bunker. The ...
Dates: 1983 - 1985
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Sub-Sub-Series: See sub-level descriptions for information on access conditions.
 Sub-Sub-Sub-Series

Pilots and Series 1 to 18, 1983 - 1996

 Sub-Sub-Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/2/1/2/1
Scope and Contents Scripts for all regular episodes of the 18 series of Spitting Image, along with the script for the original, unaired 1983 pilot episode; and scripts for an American pilot that was never made. There are various forms of scripts present, including: rehearsal, camera, production, and post-production. These different scripts represent various stages or aspects of an episode's production. However, post-production scripts are the most common, and the other forms of...
Dates: 1983 - 1996
Conditions Governing Access: See sub-level descriptions for information on access conditions.
 File

Plaster Cast Models, c 1991

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/4/19
Scope and Contents

A file containing black and white photographs, and transparencies, which feature images of three plaster cast model busts made by Pablo Bach. These busts are in the likeness of opera singer, Luciano Pavarotti; artist, Eduardo Paolozzi; and boxer, Muhammad Ali (SI/1244 and 1245). The photographer of these images are unknown; possibly either Andy de Emmony, Andy Lee or Steve Bendelack.

Dates: c 1991
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Fonds: See sub-level descriptions for information on access conditions.
 Sub-Sub-Sub-Sub-Series

Plaster Head Moulds, c 1984-c 1996

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

A selection of plaster moulds used for the creation of puppet heads, featured in the British satirical television series, Spitting Image. The descriptions include a mould's 'P' number, which were assigned to plaster moulds, either after its creation or during an inventory of the archive in the late 1990s.

Dates: c 1984-c 1996
Conditions Governing Access: See sub-level descriptions for information on access conditions.
 File

Post-Synchronisation and Post-Production Scripts, 1991

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

A box containing post-synchronisation and post-production scripts for the six produced episodes of the Spitting Image Productions Limited/HIT Entertainment puppet television show, Winjin' Pom. All episodes, except episode six, have both versions of the script; episode six only has a post-production script.

Dates: 1991
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Series: See sub-level descriptions for information on access conditions.
 Item

Poster, 1987

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/3/8/4/2
Scope and Contents

A large promotional poster for the publication, Spitting Images (SI/198). The poster features a photographic image of a Margaret Thatcher puppet illustration, which depicts her as smoking; image taken by John Lawrence Jones. This illustration also features on the cover of the British version of the publication, and in the interior of the American version.

Dates: 1987
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Fonds: See sub-level descriptions for information on access conditions.
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Poster, 1990

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/6/1/7/2
Scope and Contents A poster on B4-sized photographic paper, which bears an illustration by Astérix co-creator, Albert Uderzo (SI/933 (c)). The illustration shows the comic book characters, Astérix, Obelix and Dogmatix, meeting the co-creators of Spitting Image, Roger Law and Peter Fluck. The poster has the title, Astérix Meets Spitting Image. This illustration was also used on the cover of the artwork proposal booklet for the...
Dates: 1990
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Fonds: See sub-level descriptions for information on access conditions.
 Item

Poster, 1992

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/3/8/8/4/2
Scope and Contents

A promotional poster for the Roger Law/Spitting Image Productions Limited book, A Nasty Piece of Work: The Art and Graft of Spitting Image. The poster features an image of Roger Law standing behind an ornate picture frame (SI/391), which contains an image of a Margaret Thatcher puppet carving up Britain; an image originally intended for the abandoned SIPL publication, Thatcha! Ten Years of the Dragon [see entry MS Add.10275/3/3/8/6].

Dates: 1992
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Fonds: See sub-level descriptions for information on access conditions.
 Item

Poster, 1993

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

A large promotional poster for the Spitting Image Productions Limited publication, Thatcha! The Real Maggie Memoirs. The poster features a censored version of the 'Maggalyn' puppet illustration, which is a spoof of Margaret Thatcher as Marilyn Monroe in a white dress. The photographic image was taken by Steve Bendelack (SI/263(a)).

Dates: 1993
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Fonds: See sub-level descriptions for information on access conditions.
 Item

Premios Ondas Certificate, 1984

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/11/1
Scope and Contents

A framed Premios Ondas certificate, presented by Radio Barcelona to Spitting Image and Central Independent Television. The certificate does not state the purpose of the award.

Dates: 1984
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Fonds: See sub-level descriptions for information on access conditions.
 Sub-Sub-Series

Press-Cuttings and Coverage Books, 1983 - 1998

 Sub-Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/5/1/1
Scope and Contents Press-cuttings from British and international publications. They have been split into the following: a section of general files, which cover stories surrounding Spitting Image and the wider activites of Spitting Image Productions Limited; a prepared press book sent to Roger Law from the 1992 Saint-Vincent Festival of Theatre and Television Satire, which he attended; and a prepared press book relating to the 1992 launch of the Philips and SIPL computer game, ...
Dates: 1983 - 1998
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Fonds: See sub-level descriptions for information on access conditions.
 File

Press Officer Folder, 1990 - 1991

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/7/4/1
Scope and Contents A file of material compiled by and concerning the work of Spitting Image Productions Limited's Press Officer, Cathy Burns. The file includes, but is not limited to: letters and fax cover sheets relating to the promotion of the television version of the SIPL/BBC production, The Mary Whitehouse Experience, such as arranging television interviews and press articles with the show's cast; letters, documents and fax cover sheets regarding the promotion of the Rubberworks...
Dates: 1990 - 1991
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Fonds: See sub-level descriptions for information on access conditions.
 File

Press Pack Documents on Company and Personnel, c 1991-c 1997

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/7/4/2
Scope and Contents

A file of documents containing biographical information and other details about Spitting Image Productions Limited; the company's subsidiaries and Cairo Studios premises; and Roger Law and other SIPL personnel. Some of these documents are final versions and others are drafts. Such documents would have been used in press packs sent to media outlets, and used as part of other promotional efforts.

Dates: c 1991-c 1997
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Fonds: See sub-level descriptions for information on access conditions.
 Item

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh Mould, c 1984-c 1996

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/1/1/2/1/2/5
Scope and Contents

A fibreglass mould for the Spitting Image puppet head of the Prince Consort of Queen Elizabeth II, Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh (F562).

Dates: c 1984-c 1996
Conditions Governing Access: Part restricted. Access may only be possible with support from specialist conservation staff. Please seek guidance.
 Item

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh Mould, c 1984-c 1996

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

A plaster mould for the Spitting Image puppet head of the Prince Consort of Queen Elizabeth II, Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh (P290).

Dates: c 1984-c 1996
Conditions Governing Access: Part restricted. Access may only be possible with support from specialist conservation staff. Please seek guidance.