Co-creator of Spitting Image says new series will target Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin
Roger Law co-created Spitting Image which is returning to TV screens. In his ceramics studio in Wells. Picture: Ian Burt - Credit: Archant
The Norfolk co-creator of Spitting Image said the “chaotic” state of politics had prompted the television satire’s revival.
Twenty-three years after it was last broadcast, co-creator Roger Law has confirmed that Spitting Image is set to return to screens.
Mr Law, who lives in Wells on the north Norfolk coast, said the puppet show would target global figures such as Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin.
A pilot has already been filmed, and British production company Avalon hopes to write the new series in the US and film it in Britain.
Producers are in advanced discussions with US-based networks to bring this very British brand of satire to the wider world.
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The 78-year-old told The Guardian he wanted to resurrect the programme as a "public service satire" in response to the current state of politics.
He said: "It's pretty chaotic out there. As far as I'm concerned, it's better than shouting at the television set, isn't it? So I thought, let's give it a go."
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