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Spitting Image: Election Special '87

1987 · 45 min

A rapid-fire puppet satire that skewers election night with surreal sketches and biting impersonations, feeling like a chaotic, witty news parody.

Overview: Alastair Burnet announces the predicted results of the general election. Then he announces that the polls are now closed, shortly to be followed by the hospitals, the schools, and the BBC.
How it feels: Satirical, absurd, cynical and campy. Brisk and needs your attention.
About: Politics, media, power, corruption
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: satiricalstrength 3 of 3
absurdstrength 3 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
campystrength 2 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: politics
media
power
corruption
class
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: mockumentary
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild