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John Lloyd wants to bring Spitting Image back

‘Spitting Image’ producer John Lloyd wants to bring the show back.
The 67-year-old writer thinks the satirical puppet show – which ran from 1984 to 1996 – is much-needed in the current political climate because it will make viewers see the funny side of a tough situation.
John told the Daily Mirror newspaper: "In this particular climate, I think it’s about time ‘Spitting Image’ had a comeback. It’s really good for Brits.
"We have slightly lost our sense of humour in this climate and no one dares speak to anyone.
"’Spitting Image’ is very good at airing the issues in a way that made people laugh about them."
And John thinks the current political situation echoes the sketch show’s previous hey-day, when the late Margaret Thatcher was prime minister.
He said: "When I was producing it, it’s not unlike what we have now, which is a very divided society – you were either pro Mrs Thatcher or you didn’t like her at all. ‘Spitting Image’ went on and people could have a lightness of touch about it."
John previously said he believes the show may have prevented the leave vote if it had been on air during the referendum and continued to praise the show for "educating" children about politics because he says kids have no interest in the subject these days.
He complained: "That is the problem. Nowadays, people have washed their hands with it and they say ‘I don’t like any of them. I’m not interested.’"
Show creator Roger Law claimed last year he wanted to bring back the show for the US as he didn’t want to be bound by executives on British TV networks.
He said: "I don’t need some halfwit at ITV or the BBC telling us what you can or can’t do. I’m too old."

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