Puppeteers' Contracts, 1983 - 1990
Scope and Contents
Contracts, accompanying letters and other documentation for puppeteers, 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 public and television puppet appearance work, which go as far as 1990.
Files for the following individuals are present, and their accompanying number corresponds to their file/item reference number within this sub-sub-sub-sub-series:
1. Anthony Asbury; 2 files
2. Donald Austen (RESTRICTED)
3. Michael Bayliss
4. Simon Buckley (RESTRICTED)
5. Marcus Clarke
6. Richard Coombs (RESTRICTED)
7. Sue Dacre (RESTRICTED)
8. John Eccleston
9. Louise Gold (RESTRICTED)
10. Barnaby Harrison (RESTRICTED)
11. Gerald Home
12. Brian James
13. Alex Knight
14. Martin Oates
15. Nigel Plaskitt (RESTRICTED)
16. Gillie Robic (RESTRICTED)
17. Martin Patrick Robinson
18. Kaefan Shaw (RESTRICTED)
19. Roman Stefanski
20. John Thirtle
21. Ian Thom (RESTRICTED)
22. Ian Tregonning
23. Robert Tygner
24. Mac/Mak Wilson (RESTRICTED)
Dates
- Creation: 1983 - 1990
Creator
- Spitting Image Productions Limited (TV/Film Production Company) (1981-) (United Kingdom) (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Part closed. Files for some puppeteers have been closed, due to containing national insurance numbers. Please see individual files for specific closure periods. These files have been closed under the Archive’s confidentiality guidelines for sensitive data (in compliance with the Data Protection Act (2018)).
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright - held by various parties.
Extent
2 archive box(es) : Paper; photographic material (paper)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Files are arranged in alphabetical order, based on surname.
Subject
- Asbury, Anthony, b 1959 (Actor and Puppeteer) (Person)
- Austen, Donald, b 1958 (Puppeteer) (Person)
- Bayliss, Michael, fl 1980s-2020s (Puppeteer and Radio Broadcaster) (Person)
- Buckley, Simon, b 1965 (Actor and Puppeteer) (Person)
- Clarke, Marcus, b 1967 (Puppeteer) (Person)
- Coombs, Richard, fl 1980s-2020s (Puppeteers) (Person)
- Dacre, Sue, fl 1970s-2010s (Puppeteer) (Person)
- Eccleston, John, fl 1980s-2020s (Puppeteer) (Person)
- Gold, Louise, b 1956 (Actor and Puppeteer) (Person)
- Harrison, Barnaby, fl 1980s-2020s (Puppeteer) (Person)
- Home, Gerald, 1950-2021 (Actor and Puppeteer) (Person)
- James, Brian, fl 1980s (Puppeteer) (Person)
- Knight, Alexander, fl 1980s (Puppeteer) (Person)
- Oates, Martin, fl 1980s (Puppeteer) (Person)
- Plaskitt, Nigel, b 1950 (Puppeteer) (Person)
- Robic, Gillie, fl 1970s-2020s (Poet, Puppeteer and Voice Actor) (Person)
- Robinson, Martin Patrick, b 1954 (Puppeteer) (Person)
- Shaw, Kaefan, b 1953 (Puppeteer and Voice Actor) (Person)
- Stefanski, Roman, fl 1970s-2020s (Puppeteer) (Person)
- Thirtle, John, 1948-1995 (Actor and Puppeteer) (Person)
- Thom, Ian, fl 1980s-1990s (Puppeteer) (Person)
- Tregonning, Ian, fl 1980s-2010s (Puppeteer) (Person)
- Tygner, Robert, fl 1980s-2010s (Puppeteer) (Person)
- Wilson, Malcolm, b 1957 (Puppeteer) (Person)
Repository Details
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