Commissioned Writers' Contracts, Hunter to Williams, 1984 - 1990
Scope and Contents
A box containing sub-files holding contracts and accompanying letters and other documents for commissioned writers, and composers, 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 individuals were also contracted to work on various merchandise items, and contracts relating to these activites are also present. There are also contracts that go as far as 1990, which pertain to other work that some of the writers were commissioned to do.
The following individuals are represented in the sub-files: Moray Hunter and John Docherty; Guy Jackson; Guy Jenkin; David Kind; Wayne Kline; Victor Lewis-Smith and Paul Sparks; Ron van der Meer; Philip Pope; Steve Punt; Stuart Silver; Paul Simpkin; James Simpson; Peter Sinclair; Richard Turner; and Kipper Williams.
Dates
- Creation: 1984 - 1990
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
- Docherty, John, b 1962 (Actor, Broadcaster and Screenwriter) (Person)
- Hunter, Moray, b 1957 (Comedian and Screenwriter) (Person)
- Jackson, Guy, fl 1980s-2020s (Composer) (Person)
- Jenkin, Guy, fl 1970s-2020s (Screenwriter and Television Director) (Person)
- Kind, David, fl 1970s-2020s (Screenwriter) (Person)
- Kline, Wayne, fl 1970s-1990s (Screenwriter) (Person)
- Meer, Ron van der, b 1945 (Author, Graphic Designer and Illustrator) (Person)
- Pope, Philip R.J., fl 1980s-2020s (Actor and Composer) (Person)
- Punt, Stephen Mark, b 1962 (Comedian and Screenwriter) (Person)
- Silver, Stuart, fl 1980s-2020s (Actor and Screenwriter) (Person)
- Simpkin, Paul, fl 1980s-1990s (Screenwriter) (Person)
- Simpson, James, fl 1980s-2020s (Actor, Composer and Producer) (Person)
- Sinclair, Pete, fl 1980s-2020s (Screenwriter) (Person)
- Smith, Victor Lewis-, 1957-2022 (Screenwriter and Television Producer) (Person)
- Sparks, Peter, b 1955 (Screenwriter and Television Producer) (Person)
- Turner, Richard, fl 1980s-2020s (Radio Producer and Screen Writer) (Person)
- Williams, Kipper, fl 1980s (Screenwriter) (Person)
Repository Details
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