Spitting Image never before seen episode featuring first appearance of Margaret Thatcher can now be seen by fans

by Anita Singh

 

Spitting Image puppet of Margaret Thatcher at the peak of her power as immortalised by the 1980's satirical TV show with the show's creator Roger Law CREDIT: DAVID ROSE

 

Cambridge University is the centre of learning for historians keen to study the legacy of Baroness Thatcher, as home to one million of her personal and political documents.

 

Now a more unusual item has been added to the archives: the never-seen-before pilot episode of Spitting Image, in which the former Prime Minister's latex likeness makes its first appearance.

 

A sketch, written in 1983, features puppets of Baroness Thatcher and Sir Norman Tebbit coolly dealing with letter bombs as they open the Downing Street post.

 

One of the letters fails to explode. "Do you suppose it's a dud? Remind me to privatise the armaments industry, Norman, it's a disgrace," the Prime Minister says.

 

Full Story: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/11/14/spitting-image-never-seen-episode-featuring-first-appearance/

"Law moved to Australia after the show ended and turned down several offers to resurrect Spitting Image. But now he is hoping to bring it back, focusing on Trump's America, and he hopes that Netflix, Amazon or another US streaming service will pick it up."

 

Please add a few episodes about Thailand Mr Law! From a safe distance of course...

 

Image that!

 

Loved this show. Creative, hard hitting and absolutely hilarious. Nobody was spared.

 

 

 

 

Edited November 15, 20187 yr by PerkinsCuthbert