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Atkinson, Geoffrey, fl 1980s-2020s (Screenwriter and Television Producer)

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Dates

  • Existence: fl 1980s - 2020s

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Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

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Commissioned Writers' Contracts, Atkinson to Deayton, 1984 - 1991

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/2/1/1/1/1/1/1
Scope and Contents A box containing sub-files holding contracts and accompanying letters and other documents for commissioned writers, and some lyricists, who worked on some or all of the first six series of Spitting Image, between 1984 and 1989. Some of these writers/lyricists were also contracted to work on various merchandise in this period, such as The Giant Komic Book publication in 1988; these contracts are also present. There are also contracts that...
Dates: 1984 - 1991
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Sub-Series: See sub-level descriptions for information on access conditions.
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Series 7 Contracts, 1989

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

A box containing seven sub-files that hold contracts, correspondence and other documentation relating to series 7 of Spitting Image, which aired between 12 November and 17 December 1989. These sub-files have been divided into the following: composer, Philip Pope; directors, designers, floor managers and others; lyricists; puppeteers; voice actors; and writers, both commissioned and non-commissioned.

Dates: 1989
Conditions Governing Access: Part closed. Sub-files for directors, etc; puppeteers and voice actors have been closed, due to containing national insurance numbers. Please see individual sub-files for specific closure periods. These sub-files have been closed under the Archive’s confidentiality guidelines for sensitive data (in compliance with the Data Protection Act (2018)).
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Series 8 Contracts, 1990

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

A box containing six sub-files that hold contracts, correspondence and other documentation relating to series 8 of Spitting Image, which aired between 13 May and 24 June 1990. These sub-files have been divided into the following: composers; lyricists; puppeteers; voice actors; and writers, both commissioned and non-commissioned.

Dates: 1990
Conditions Governing Access: Part closed. Sub-files for puppeteers and voice actors have been closed, due to containing national insurance numbers. Please see individual sub-files for specific closure periods. These sub-files have been closed under the Archive’s confidentiality guidelines for sensitive data (in compliance with the Data Protection Act (2018)).
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Series 9 Contracts, 1990 - 1991

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

A box containing five sub-files that hold contracts, correspondence and other documentation relating to series 9 of Spitting Image, which aired between 11 November and 16 December 1990. These sub-files have been divided into the following: composer, Philip Pope; lyricists; puppeteers and actors; voice actors; and writers, both commissioned and non-commissioned.

Dates: 1990 - 1991
Conditions Governing Access: Part closed. Sub-files for puppeteers and voice actors have been closed, due to containing national insurance numbers. Please see individual sub-files for specific closure periods. These sub-files have been closed under the Archive’s confidentiality guidelines for sensitive data (in compliance with the Data Protection Act (2018)).
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Series 10 Contracts, 1991

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

A box containing contracts, correspondence and other documentation relating to series 10 of Spitting Image, which aired between 14 April and 19 May 1991. The contracts are in one big bundle and cover the services of writers, both commissione and non-commissioned; lyricists, and composers. For an unknown reason, there are no contracts for this series' puppeteers and voice actors.

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