Commissioned Writers' Contracts, Grant to Hodges, 1983 - 1991
Scope and Contents
A box containing sub-files holding contracts and accompanying letters and other documents for commissioned writers, who worked on some or all of the first six series of Spitting Image, between 1984 and 1989, along with the special episodes produced in that period. Some of these writers were also contracted to work on various merchandise items, such as The Giant Komic Book publication in 1988; these contracts are also present. There are also some contracts that go as far as 1991, which pertain to other work that some of these particular writers were commissioned to do.
The following writers are represented in the sub-files: Rob Grant and Doug Naylor; David Haldane; Andy Hamilton; Ian Harris; Raymond Harris; Hattie Hayridge; James Hendrie; Ian Hislop and Nick Newman; and Charles Hodges.
Dates
- Creation: 1983 - 1991
Creator
- Spitting Image Productions Limited (TV/Film Production Company) (1981-) (United Kingdom) (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
See sub-level descriptions for information on access conditions.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright - mostly held by Roger Law, but other copyright holders are also present.
Extent
1 archive box(es) : Paper
Language of Materials
English
Subject
- Grant, Robert, fl 1980s-2020s (Screenwriter and Television Producer) (Person)
- Haldane, David, b 1954 (Cartoonist) (Person)
- Hamilton, Andrew Neil, b 1954 (Actor, Broadcaster and Screenwriter) (Person)
- Harris, Ian, fl 1980s-1990s (Lyricist) (Person)
- Harris, Raymond, fl 1980s-1990s (Screenwriter) (Person)
- Hayridge, Hattie, b 1959 (Actor, Comedian and Screenwriter) (Person)
- Hislop, Ian David, b 1960 (Journalist and Satirist) (Person)
- Hendrie, James, fl 1980s-2000s (Screenwriter) (Person)
- Hodges, Charles, fl 1980s-2010s (Screenwriter) (Person)
- Naylor, Douglas Rodger, b 1955 (Screenwriter and Television Producer) (Person)
- Newman, Nicholas, b 1958 (Cartoonist and Screenwriter) (Person)
Repository Details
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