Puppeteers' Contracts, Asbury to Knight, 1983 - 1990
Scope and Contents
A box containing sub-files holding contracts and 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.
The following puppeteers are represented: Anthony Asbury; Donald Austen; Michael Bayliss; Simon Buckley; Marcus Clarke; Richard Coombs; Sue Dacre; John Eccleston; Louise Gold; Barnaby Harrison; Gerald Home; Brian James; and Alex Knight.
Dates
- Creation: 1983 - 1990
Creator
- Spitting Image Productions Limited (TV/Film Production Company) (1981-) (United Kingdom) (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Part closed. Sub-files for some puppeteers 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)).
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright - held by various parties.
Extent
1 archive box(es) : Paper; photographic material (paper)
Language of Materials
English
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)
Repository Details
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