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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:

 Item

Funday Limited Deed of Termination, 2001-06-15

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

A signed deed of termination and release, drawn up by the legal firm, Davenport Lyons, between Spitting Image Productions Limited, Tooth'N Claw Limited, and Funday Limited. The legal document terminates a consultancy agreement, which the three parties previously entered into, dated the 24 November 1993. The reason for this termination is due to Funday Limited falling into administrative receivership.

Dates: 2001-06-15
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Fonds: See sub-level descriptions for information on access conditions.
 File

Fungus the Bogeyman, 1988, 1991 - 1992

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/6/1/10
Scope and Contents

A file containing correspondence and reference material relating to a proposed childrens' television series, by Spitting Image Productions Limited, based upon Raymond Briggs' book, Fungus the Bogeyman. The majority of material is from 1991. However, there is a paperback copy of the Fungus the Bogeyman book, printed in 1988. Included in the correspondence are letters from Briggs.

Dates: 1988; 1991 - 1992
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Fonds: See sub-level descriptions for information on access conditions.
 Sub-Series

Games and Toys, 1987 - 1993

 Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/3/7
Scope and Contents

An assortment of games and toys produced or licensed by Spitting Image Productions Limited, in collaboration with other companies. These items bear the Spitting Image logo and the likeness of its puppets, either as a toy or as photographic images.

Dates: 1987 - 1993
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Fonds: See sub-level descriptions for information on access conditions.
 File

General Bundle of Magazines and Journals, 1984 - 1997

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/5/2/13
Scope and Contents Issues and tearsheets for various British and International magazines, journals and other publications; which contain articles and/or images relating to either Spitting Image, Spitting Image Productions Limited and its various activities, Roger Law or Peter Fluck. In some cases, Spitting Image is merely mentioned in passing. The following items are present:1. Tearsheets from the 14 December 1985 (No. 25/26) issue of the Dutch...
Dates: Publication: 1984 - 1997
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Fonds: See sub-level descriptions for information on access conditions.
 File

General Election Special, 1992

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/2/1/2/4/5
Scope and Contents

Two files containing production-related material for the 1992 Spitting Image British general election special episode, which aired on 8 April 1992. One file contains a post-production script, along with a document with writers' information for that episode. The other file holds writers' records sheets.

Dates: 1992
Conditions Governing Access: Part closed. The file containing writers' record sheets is closed until January 2065, under the Archive’s confidentiality guidelines for sensitive data (in compliance with the Data Protection Act (2018)).
 File

General Election Special, 1987

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

Two files containing a post-production script, a camera script, a writers' breakdown document, and other items relating to Spitting Image's 1987 British general election special episode, which aired on 11 June 1987.

Dates: 1987
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Sub-Sub-Series: See sub-level descriptions for information on access conditions.
 File

General Election Special Contracts, 1987

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

A file containing signed contracts issued by Spitting Image Productions Limited to individuals who submitted sketches, which were used as part of the Spitting Image 1987 general election special episode. These writers were members of the public or professionals not contracted with the show. There is also a small amount of related correspondence present.

Dates: 1987
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Sub-Series: See sub-level descriptions for information on access conditions.
 File

General Lectures Bundle, 1994 - 1997

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/7/2/2/6
Scope and Contents A box containing correspondence, press releases, lecture material, and other documents relating to public lectures and discussions involving Roger Law, which were either part of wider events or for an organisation. The following events/organisations are represented, but not limited to: TED Talk 6, held in California in February 1995; the Royal Melbourne Institute of Art, which hosted Law in October 1996; Whitechapel Art Gallery, which had a series of lectures, Mind's Eye...
Dates: 1994 - 1997
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Fonds: See sub-level descriptions for information on access conditions.
 Sub-Sub-Sub-Series

General Press-Cuttings Files, 1983 - 1998

 Sub-Sub-Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/5/1/1/1
Scope and Contents British and international newspaper and magazine press-cuttings, relating in part to Spitting Image and the other activities of Spitting Image Productions Limited and its personnel. Other press-cuttings either contain articles that use images of Spitting Image puppets of celebrities and politicians for illustrative purposes, or merely mention the show in passing.The majority of the press-cuttings appear to have been gathered by...
Dates: 1983 - 1998
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Fonds: See sub-level descriptions for information on access conditions.
 File

General Public Correspondence, 1984 - 1987, 1990

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/8/2
Scope and Contents A file containing mostly manuscript letters received by Spitting Image Productions Limited from members of the general public. Topics include, but are not limited to: praise and criticism over Spitting Image; requests from students for information about the show and its production; requests for pictures of the puppets and information about available merchandise; and enquiries on whether the show accepts script submissions from the public. There are also...
Dates: 1984 - 1987; 1990
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Fonds: See sub-level descriptions for information on access conditions.
 File

General Transparencies, 1983 - 1997

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/4/3
Scope and Contents Seven boxes with numerous sleeves of 63mm and 35mm photographic transparencies and slides, along with a small amount of photographs, which mostly feature images of Spitting Image puppets. These images were produced for a number of purposes, including, but not limited to: Spitting Image merchandise; use in external publications and corporate literature; and general use by the media. There are also transparencies and related photographic...
Dates: 1983 - 1997
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Fonds: See sub-level descriptions for information on access conditions.
 File

Gerri Drinks, 1994

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

A file containing a bundle of design material relating to an advertisement campaign for the German soft drink, Gerri. The work for this campaign was undertaken by Spitting Image Productions Limited's subsidiary, Screwball Films Limited, which used the personnel of the Spitting Image Workshop.

Dates: 1994
Conditions Governing Access: From the Series: See sub-level descriptions for information on access conditions.
 File

Get Fresh, c 1987-c 1988

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

Two examples of a promotional card for the ITV childrens' television programme, Get Fresh, which features a photograph of the show's presenters, Gareth Jones and the Charlotte Hindle. Accompanying Jones and Hindle is the puppet presenter for the show, Gilbert the Alien, which was made by the Spitting Image Workshop (SI/1125).

Dates: c 1987-c 1988
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Fonds: See sub-level descriptions for information on access conditions.
 Sub-Sub-Series

Glazed Expressions, 1989

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

Material relating to a Margaret Thatcher commemorative toby jug made by the Nottingham-based pottery company, Glazed Expressions, in partnership with Spitting Image Productions Limited. Items include an example of the toby jug and promotional material.

Dates: 1989
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Fonds: See sub-level descriptions for information on access conditions.
 Item

God Puppet Head, c early 1990s

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

A latex foam head for the Spitting Image puppet of God. The head is on a stand, held within a custom box.

Dates: c early 1990s
Conditions Governing Access: Part restricted. Access may only be possible with support from specialist conservation staff. Please seek guidance.
 File

Goodbye!, 1992

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/3/8/7
Scope and Contents A file containing a copy of the Spitting Image Productions Limited publication, Goodbye!, published by TMP Communications in 1992. This publication is a satirical take on the British celebrity news magazine, Hello!, and its contents focus mainly on the British royal family and its activities, particularly a scandal surrounding Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York, and her financial advisor, John Bryan. The photographic images found on the...
Dates: 1992
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Fonds: See sub-level descriptions for information on access conditions.
 File

Goodbye!, 1992

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

A visifile containing eight original artwork pieces produced by members of the Spitting Image Workshop, including David Stoten, which featured in the Spitting Image Productions Limited publication, Goodbye!, published in 1992. Most of the artwork are mounted, and are drawings in either pencil, pen and wash or coloured pastel.

The items in the visifile are labelled with their original 'SI' reference number.

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

Goodbye!, 1992

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/4/6/6
Scope and Contents A file holding numerous sleeves of photographic transparencies and 35mm slides, along with a small amount of photographs and negatives, which contain puppet illustrations featured in the Spitting Image Productions Limited merchandise publication, Goodbye!, published in 1992. The photographer of these images are unknown, and could either be John Lawrence Jones, Andy de Emmony, Steve Bendelack or another individual.The sleeves and other items are labelled...
Dates: 1992
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Fonds: See sub-level descriptions for information on access conditions.
 File

Gulliver's Travels, c 1989-1990

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/6/1/6
Scope and Contents A Spitting Image Productions Limited proposal pack for a six-episode television adaptation of Jonathan Swift's book, Gulliver's Travels (SI/983). The pack contains a treatment [a written summary for a television show idea] and the script for episode 4, both written by Ian Hislop and Nick Newman; a budget, and a bound booklet of illustrations and 'inspirational' sketches. Also accompanying the pack is a bundle of research photographs. This project did not...
Dates: c 1989-1990
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Fonds: See sub-level descriptions for information on access conditions.
 File

Gulliver's Travels, c 1989-c 1990

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/1/2/6/1
Scope and Contents A visifile holding original artwork relating to a proposed puppet television series based upon Jonathan Swift's novel, Gulliver's Travels, which would have been produced by Spitting Image Productions Limited. There is a pencil drawing of the flying city, Laputa, and a watercolour painting that depicts a number of characters sat at a dinner table; both of these artworks were used in the proposal booklet produced for this potential series (SI/983 (a and b)). Also...
Dates: c 1989-c 1990
Conditions Governing Access: From the Series: See sub-level descriptions for information on access conditions.
 Sub-Sub-Sub-Series

Hand Puppets, c 1984-c 1994

 Sub-Sub-Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/1/1/1/9
Scope and Contents

Two hand puppets used in the opening title sequence for the British satirical television series, Spitting Image. These puppets are of the former BBC Political Editor, John Cole; and Diana, Princess of Wales. All other hand puppets featured in the show's opening title sequences were either sold at two Sotheby's auctions in 2000 and 2001, or they are in the possession of Roger Law's family.

Dates: c 1984-c 1994
Conditions Governing Access: See sub-level descriptions for information on access conditions.
 File

Hat and Scarf for The Queen Mother Puppet Head, c 1985

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

A box containing a pink straw hat, made by Marida, accompanied by a pink scarf. Both items are used to adorn the Spitting Image puppet head of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother. The hat also comes with a metal pin.

Dates: c 1985
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Sub-Sub-Series: See sub-level descriptions for information on access conditions.
 Item

Hat for Diana, Princess of Wales Puppet, c late 1980s-c early 1990s

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

A blue, wide-brimmed hat with a floral pattern upon it, used as an accessory for the Diana, Princess of Wales Spitting Image puppet.

Dates: c late 1980s-c early 1990s
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Sub-Sub-Series: See sub-level descriptions for information on access conditions.
 Sub-Sub-Sub-Series

Head Moulds, c 1984-c 1996

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

A range of plaster and fibreglass moulds made during the production of the British satirical television series, Spitting Image, which were used to create the latex foam puppet heads for the show. The moulds present in the archive only represent a small fraction of those produced during the run of the series.

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

Hemdale Cinema Shorts, 1990 - 1991

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/6/1/9
Scope and Contents

A file containing correspondence, a proposal and other documentation relating to a series of proposed short films by Spitting Image Productions Limited with Hemdale Film Corporation. Some of the correspondence also mentions other projects that SIPL were working on at this time.

Dates: 1990 - 1991
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Fonds: See sub-level descriptions for information on access conditions.