Spitting Image is returning after BritBox handed the puppet comedy reboot a two season order – its first original commission in the UK. The SVOD service ordered the series from Last Week Tonight wi…
The SVOD service ordered the series from. It will air in the autumn with the second season to follow in 2021.
The reboot was first revealed by Deadline in November 2017. It is being overseen by Roger Law, co-creator of the original series, which ran for 18 series on ITV.The show features puppet caricatures of celebrities and politicians and in the 1980s and early 1990s was famous for featuring the likes of Ronald Reagan, Queen Elizabeth and Margaret Thatcher. A U.S.
Kevin Lygo, BritBox Originals Creative Chief and ITV’s Director of TV added, “We are thrilled that BritBox can provide the opportunity for British creativity to truly run wild, and we are looking forward to enticing new subscribers with the new series and service.”Spitting Image
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