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A signed agreement between 2DTV Limited and the Director of both Spitting Image Productions Limited and Tooth'N Claw Limited, Richard Bennett. The agreement appoints Bennett as executive producer for the first series of the British satirical animated television show, 2DTV.

Scope and Contents Two examples of a Spitting Image Archive brochure, which was produced to promote the collection to heritage and educational organisations, and generate interest from such institutions to acquire the archive for their holdings. The brochure is heavily illustrated with photographic imagery taken from the archive, and contains the following information: a history of Spitting Image and the work of Roger Law and Peter Fluck prior to the show; the contents of the archive...

Scope and Contents A file holding typescript letters and fax copies of letters used in support of Roger Law's application for permanent residency in Australia, under the Distinguished Talent Visa scheme. These letters contain testimonies from individuals and organisations, who provide background information concerning Law's suitability for being accepted under this visa scheme. Individuals and organisations represented in the file include, but are not limited to: Alliance Graphique Internationale; Tony...

Scope and Contents A file containing an assortment of Spitting Image Productions Limited and Cairo Studios company Christmas cards. The following are present: 1. A 1986 SIPL 'Santa Claus on the Dole' card (SI/461). 2. A 1989 SIPL 'Greetings from Albania' card, which features a drawing of Joseph Stalin on the front, and another of Margaret Thatcher as Stalin inside the card (SI/590).3. Two examples of a SIPL 'Get on down with the Majors this Christmas' card. The front of the card...

Scope and Contents A file containing mostly faxes that relate to a proposed reboot of the Spitting Image television series. These faxes hold the following: copies of correspondence between Roger Law, Richard Bennett [director of Spitting Image Productions Limited], and John Lloyd; a feasibility study on the costs involved in starting a new production; and Law's notes to building contractor, Graham Brister, on warehouse premises that the latter has identified as a potential workshop...

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A file holding numerous bank account statements for Spitting Image Productions Limited's executive pension scheme, issued by Barclays Bank and Bank of Ireland.

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Invoices, along with receipts and some correspondence, received by Spitting Image Productions Limited, specifically by the director Richard Bennett and Roger Law. These items relate to the following, but are not limited to: building repair work at the company's Cairo Studios premises, the rental of storage space for the SIPL archive, accountancy and legal work, credit card charges, and services rendered by phone/internet providers and utilities companies.

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Two legal documents, one terminating a consultancy agreement between Spitting Image Productions Limited, Tooth'N Claw Limited and Funday Limited; and the other hiring the Director of Spitting Image Production Limited, Richard Bennett, as an executive producer for the first series of the British satirical animated television programme, 2DTV.

Scope and Contents Two files holding the curricula vitae of the following individuals: Richard Bennett [closed until 2051], Alice Fairhall [closed until 2087], Peter Fluck, Pat Gavin, Rosie Hoare [closed until 2060] and Janice Tchalenko. All six have had some association with Roger Law, mostly working with him on Spitting Image. The exceptions to this are Fairhall and Tchalenko. The former was a voice actor on the 1999 short animation film, The...

Scope and Contents An incomplete run of audited annual reports and accounts for Spitting Image Productions Limited. There are 27 of these documents, sometimes referred to as Directors' reports and financial statements.The reports and accounts for the following periods are present, and their accompanying number corresponds to their item reference number within this sub-sub-sub-sub-series:1. The year ending 31 March 1982.2. The year ending 31 August 1983.3. The...

Scope and Contents A file containing correspondence largely relating to preparations for the second sale of Spitting Image puppets and other items, which was held at Sotheby's in November 2001. The vast majority of this correspondence is in the form of faxes, and is between Roger Law and Deirdre Amsden, based in Australia at that time, with representatives at Sotheby's, the director of Spitting Image Productions Limited, Richard Bennett; and Law's brother, Martin. Other topics...

Scope and Contents A file containing Sotheby's sale documentation received by the director of Spitting Image Productions Limited, Richard Bennett, and Roger Law, prior to and following the first sale of Spitting Image puppets, conducted on the internet by Sotheby's and Amazon.com, between 7 and 20 July 2000. The following documents are present: internet receipt and contract; confirmation of sale and reserve; sale results; printouts of spreadsheets detailing the lots of the auction...

Scope and Contents A file containing Sotheby's sale documentation received by the director of Spitting Image Productions Limited, Richard Bennett, and Roger Law, prior to and following the second sale of Spitting Image puppets at the auction house, on 29 November 2001. The following documents are present: property receipt and contract; sale agreement; confirmation of sale and reserves; sale results; sale statements; and client monthly statements of account.There is also a...