Scope and Contents A portfolio containing caricature drawings, mostly on detail paper, produced by the Spitting Image Workshop, as part of their work for the British satirical television series, Spitting Image. The contents of this portfolio have been subdivided into the following three bundles: UK female entertainment; UK male entertainment; and UK male entertainment - music. Some of these drawings have been produced as part of other activities undertaken by Spitting Image...

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A file holding correspondence, both originals received by Spitting Image Productions Limited and photocopies of letters sent by Roger Law and SIPL, along with schedules, notes and other documentation relating to the production of the animated comedy sketch programme, The Strip Show. This programme was produced by SIPL for the British television network, Channel 4, and aired on 29 December 1995.

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A visifile holding 10 pieces of original artwork for a proposed Spitting Image Productions Limited children's television series, Hoffnung, which would have starred comedian, Harry Enfield, as the German artist and musician, Gerard Hoffnung. Most of the artwork are pen drawings, but there is one piece in pen and wash. These drawings have been done by two Spitting Image Workshop artists, David Stoten and Tim Watts (SI/1266 (A to J).

Scope and Contents A file containing copies of artwork, correspondence, draft and finished versions of a treatment [a written summary for a television show idea], professional headshot photographs of comedian and SIPL voice actor, Harry Enfield; press-clippings, and notes for a proposed children's television series based on the life and works of artist and musician, Gerard Hoffnung. Spitting Image Productions Limited proposed to create a series of 10-minute episodes, which would have starred Enfield as...

Scope and Contents A portfolio holding large and/or mounted photographs that feature mainly Spitting Image-related illustrations and images, either material connected to merchandise, external publications or other activities engaged in by Spitting Image Productions Limited. Some of the photographic prints are contemporaneous with when they were originally shot, and others are later reprints. The later reprints may be dated beyond the SIPL era (1983-1998).There is also a...

Scope and Contents A portfolio of miscellaneous artwork, both originals and copies, produced by the Spitting Image Workshop, mostly by Pablo Bach and David Stoten. This portfolio is separated into the following seven bundles:1. An assortment of caricatures of Roger Law, along with birthday cards for Law made by staff and family members. 2. An assortment of caricatures for the following individuals: Roger Law, John Lloyd, Mick Hockney, Rosie Hoare, Jim Hennequin, and Harry Enfield. Also...

Scope and Contents Contracts, correspondence and other documentation relating to series 7 of Spitting Image, which aired between 12 November and 17 December 1989. The material has been subdivided into the following sub-files:1. Composer, Philip Pope2. Directors, designers, floor managers, and others (RESTRICTED)3. Lyricists4. Puppeteers (RESTRICTED)5. Voice Actors (RESTRICTED)6. Writers, both commissioned and...

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A box containing eight sub-files that hold contracts and other documentation relating to series 18 of Spitting Image, which aired between 14 January and 18 February 1996.

The material has been subdivided into the following sub-files:

1. Composers

2. Lyricists

3. Puppeteers

4. Voice actors

5. Writers, commissioned

6. Writers, non-commissioned

7. Miscellaneous

Scope and Contents Contracts, accompanying letters and other documentation for voice actors, who worked on some or all of the first six series of Spitting Image, between 1984 and 1989, along with the special episodes produced during that period. There are also contracts relating to other work, including public and television puppet appearances, which go as far as 1991.Files for the following individuals are present, and their accompanying number corresponds to their...