Spitting Image has been part of British culture since it first aired on ITV in 1984. Running for 132 episodes over 12 years, with its satirical themes and no-holds-barred punchlines, this puppet show had a huge fan base. It was revived in 2020, and now has a fully-fledged stage musical in the West-End.
We are guided through Spitting Image: Idiots Assemble by none other than Sir Ian McKellen (who is a serious ac-tor). The soon-to-be-crowned King is in a crisis, having noticed that the fabric of society is in tatters and must be fixed before he can be coronated. To do this, he enlists the help of the two-foot-tall Tom Cruise to bring together a crack-team to fix it. This team must fight the powers of the evil troupe who are responsible, led by Boris Johnson of course.
