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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

Company Christmas Cards, 1986 - 1996

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/7/3/1/2
Scope and Contents A file containing an assortment of Spitting Image Productions Limited and Cairo Studios company Christmas cards. The following are present: a 1986 SIPL 'Santa Claus on the Dole' card (SI/461); a 1989 SIPL 'Greetings from Albania' card, which features a drawing of Joseph Stalin and a drawing of Margaret Thatcher as Stalin (SI/590); two examples of a SIPL 'Get on down with the Majors this Christmas' cards, one of which is accompanied by an Ovaltine malt drink sachet, along with original...
Dates: 1986 - 1996
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 / Cards and Stationery
 File

Company Leaflets, 1988-c 1993

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/7/3/2
Scope and Contents A file containing marketing leaflets for Spitting Image Productions Limited, promoting the company's various services and licensing opportunities. The following are present: a folder containing multiple copies of the same leaflet, dated c 1988, which advertises the merchandising opportunities using the Spitting Image brand; a leaflet titled 'We don't just make faces at Spitting Image!,' dated c early 1990s, which advertises the various services that SIPL offers,...
Dates: 1988-c 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 / Company and Productions Promotion, and Media and Public Relations / Business Promotion
 Sub-Sub-Sub-Series

Compilation Episodes, 1984 - 1994

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

Post-productions scripts, along with a small amount of other documentation, relating to Spitting Image compilation episodes.

Dates: 1984 - 1994
Conditions Governing Access: 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
 File

Compilation Episodes, 1991

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/2/1/2/2/4
Scope and Contents

A box containing six sub-files with post-production scripts for all six episodes of the 1991 Spitting Image compilation series, originally aired on British television between 8 June and 30 July 1991. These programmes featured sketches taken from series 7 and 8.

Dates: 1991
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 / Compilation Episodes
 File

Compilation for America, 1984

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

Two files containing post-production scripts for two versions of a Spitting Image compilation episode, produced for the American television market. One of the versions is labelled as 're-edited,' and is shorter in time length than the other version of the compilation episode. Also present is a list of sketches found in the '30 minute international compilation tape,' which notes writer, time length of sketch, and the fee owed for the sketch.

Dates: 1984
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 / Compilation Episodes
 Sub-Sub-Series

Contracts and Correspondence, 1983 - 1996

 Sub-Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/2/1/1
Scope and Contents Contracts, correspondence and other documentation relating to the personnel that worked on Spitting Image, with an emphasis on composers, lyricists, puppeteers, voice actors, and writers. All 18 series of the show, running between 1984 and 1996, are represented in this section, except for series 17; the reason for the absence of that series' contracts are unknown.There are no contracts for the Spitting Image Workshop personnel, who made the puppets for...
Dates: 1983 - 1996
Conditions Governing Access: 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
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Contracts, Correspondence and Financial Documents Relating to Artists and Crew, 1989 - 1993

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

A box containing eight sub-files with contracts, correspondence, financial documentation and other records relating to the composer, voice actors, puppeteers, production crew, writers, and directors and producers involved in the production of the Spitting Image Productions Limited/HIT Entertainment television puppet series, Winjin' Pom.

Dates: 1989 - 1993
Conditions Governing Access: Part closed. The voice actors sub-file is closed until January 2058. The puppeteers sub-file is closed until January 2059. The sub-file for animators, production crew and others is closed until January 2059. These sub-files have 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 / Winjin' Pom
 File

Copies of Character Artwork, 1990

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

A file containing glossy and non-glossy printed copies of character artwork created by Scott Brooker (SI/853 to 888), in connection to the Spitting Image Productions Limited/HIT Entertainment television puppet series, Winjin' Pom. Also present are textile samples relating to the artwork depicting a weasle estate agent.

Dates: 1990
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 / Productions Files / Winjin' Pom
 Series

Correspondence and Internal Communications, 1983 - 1997

 Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/8
Scope and Contents Various correspondence files containing letters, faxes and accompanying material received by Spitting Image Productions Limited and Roger Law. Also present are SIPL internal communications and documentation relating to the running of the company, such as memoranda, progress reports, and minutes for board meetings. This section has been split into the following: a file of business correspondence and internal communications; a file of letters received by the company from members of the general...
Dates: 1983 - 1997
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
 Sub-Sub-Series

Costume Stencils, c 1980-c 1996

 Sub-Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/1/1/4
Scope and Contents

Seven boxes of costume stencils used to produce clothing for puppets, mainly for the British satirical television series, Spitting Image. There are also stencils relating to other work undertaken by Spitting Image Productions Limited.

Dates: c 1980-c 1996
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
 File

Costume Stencils, c 1980-c 1996

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/1/1/4/1
Scope and Contents A box containing 14 sub-files, which hold cloth and paper stencils used to make clothing for the puppets featured on the British satirical television series, Spitting Image. There is also a stencil relating to the Gilbert the Alien puppet, which presented the British television children's programme, Get Fresh, in the late 1980s. Also present is a stencil for the Treasure Island character, Squire Trelawney. This...
Dates: c 1980-c 1996
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 / Costume Stencils
 File

Costume Stencils, c 1984-c 1996

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/1/1/4/2
Scope and Contents

A box containing 71 sub-files, which hold cloth and paper stencils used to make clothing for the puppets featured on the British satirical television series, Spitting Image. There are stencils for dresses, jackets, shirts, track suits, t-shirts, and other attire; some for specific puppet characters.

Dates: c 1984-c 1996
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 / Costume Stencils
 File

Costume Stencils, c 1984-c 1996

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

A box containing 23 sub-files, which hold cloth and paper stencils used to make clothing for the puppets featured on the British satirical television series, Spitting Image. There are stencils for dresses, dressing gowns, hats, jackets, and other attire and accessories.

Dates: c 1984-c 1996
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 / Costume Stencils
 File

Costume Stencils, c 1984-c 1996

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

A box containing 15 sub-files, which hold cloth and paper stencils used to make clothing for the puppets featured on the British satirical television series, Spitting Image. There are stencils for jackets, robes, shirts, trousers and other attire and accessories; some for specific puppets.

Dates: c 1984-c 1996
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 / Costume Stencils
 File

Costume Stencils, c 1984-c 1996

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/1/1/4/5
Scope and Contents A box containing three sub-files, which hold cloth and paper stencils used to make clothing for the puppets featured on the British satirical television series, Spitting Image. These stencils are: various items of clothing for a Jarvis Cocker puppet; a men's jacket; and men's pyjamas. Also present is another sub-file that contains a bundle of stencils, relating to the 1993 Spitting Swanns Limited/BBC production, A Prokofiev Fantasy with Peter...
Dates: c 1984-c 1996
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 / Costume Stencils
 File

Costume Stencils, c 1984-c 1996

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/1/1/4/6
Scope and Contents

A box containing 10 sub-files, which hold cloth and paper stencils used to make clothing for the puppets featured on the British satirical television series, Spitting Image. There are stencils for capes, a cat costume, a jacket, a tabard, a tailcoat, an Uncle Sam costume, and other attire.

Dates: c 1984-c 1996
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 / Costume Stencils
 File

Costume Stencils, c 1984-c 1996

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/1/1/4/7
Scope and Contents A box containing six sub-files, which hold cloth and paper stencils used to make clothing for the puppets featured on the British satirical television series, Spitting Image. These stencils are: an eighteenth-century frock coat, a men's jacket with a 46-inch chest, a jacket and trousers for a Bernard Manning puppet, a Santa Claus outfit, a space suit, and a XXL-size bomber jacket. Also present is a stencil relating to the Jemima Wellington-Green character from the...
Dates: c 1984-c 1996
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 / Costume Stencils
 File

Crapston Villas, c 1994-1995

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/7/1/1/3
Scope and Contents A file containing a promotional synposis folder for the first series of the Spitting Image Productions Limited/Channel 4 adult animation soap opera, Crapston Villas (SI/417). Inside the folder are synopses for the show, episodes and characters; and biographies for the cast and crew.Also present in the file, separate from the synopsis folder, are the following: a promotional postcard for Valhalla Villas [the original title for...
Dates: c 1994-1995
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 / Company and Productions Promotion, and Media and Public Relations / Television and Short-Film Productions Promotion / Television Productions
 Sub-Sub-Series

Crapston Villas, 1992 - 1997

 Sub-Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/2/8/1
Scope and Contents Production material relating to the adult stop-motion animated soap opera, Crapston Villas, created by Sarah Ann Kennedy and produced by Spitting Image Productions Limited. There are two seasons of the series. The first season consists of the pilot and nine other episodes, known as episodes 1 to 10, and the second series consists of a second set of 10 episodes, known as episodes 11 to 20. Channel 4 originally broadcast the first season between October and December...
Dates: 1992 - 1997
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 / Productions Files / Channel 4 Programmes
 Item

Create Your Own Caricature Press Coverage Document, 1992

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

A bound press coverage document, prepared by Mathieu Thomas Limited, which contains photocopies of British newspaper articles on the Philips/Spitting Image Productions Limited computer game, Create Your Own Caricature. The articles cover the launch event, which took place at the beginning of November 1992, and on the game itself.

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 / External Publications, Posters and Advertisements / Newspapers / Press-Cuttings and Coverage Books
 Item

Create Your Own Caricature Press Pack, 1992

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/7/2/1/4
Scope and Contents A press pack produced by Philips Electronics for the interactive computer game, Create Your Own Caricature, made by Philips and Spitting Image Productions Limited (SI/198). The pack contains the following items: a copy of the game on compact disc; the first issue of a new magazine for 'compact disc interactive' games, CD-i; a press release for Philips CD-i; biographies for Roger Law and David Stoten; and a couple of 35mm slides, which...
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 / Company and Productions Promotion, and Media and Public Relations / External Organisations' Promotional Material and Public Events Papers / External Promotional Material
 File

Creative Review, 1988, 1992

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/5/2/2
Scope and Contents Two issues of the magazine, Creative Review, which focuses on artistic creativity within the commercial industries, such as advertising, and film and television. The following issues are present: 1. December 1988 - pages 14 and 15 contain a small article on a collaboration between Spitting Image Productions Limited and visual artist Matt Forrest, regarding the computer manipulation of photographic imagery. 2. December 1992 - pages 44 and 45...
Dates: Publication: 1988; Publication: 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 / External Publications, Posters and Advertisements / Magazines
 File

Crew Apparel, c mid 1980s-1993

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/10/3
Scope and Contents A box containing crew apparel for Spitting Image, and Spitting Swanns Limited's televised theatrical production of Sergei Prokofiev's orchestral work, Peter and the Wolf. The following are present:1. Three Spitting Image t-shirts. Two are black/dark navy blue and one is white. All have the Spitting Image logo on them, either over the left breast or emblazened across the whole...
Dates: c mid 1980s-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 / Internal Culture Material
 Sub-Series

Design and Art Direction Awards, 1985 - 1989

 Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/11/6
Scope and Contents

Certificates, an award statue, and ephemera relating to the 1985 and 1989 Design and Art Direction Awards.

Dates: 1985 - 1989
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 / Awards
 File

Development Papers, 1987 - 1990

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/6/1/7/1
Scope and Contents A box holding four sub-files, whose contents relate to the proposed Spitting Image Productions Limited television adaptation of the comic book, Astérix. The sub-files contain the following: a bundle of paperwork concerning the development of the production's puppets, along with other aspects, such as budgeting; an artwork proposal booklet for the puppets, accompanied by original master artwork for the booklet's content; a bundle of scripts for six proposed...
Dates: 1987 - 1990
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 / Business Activities / Proposed Television and Film Productions / Astérix

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