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In this episode the Nine O'Clock News is hijacked by Norman Tebbit and Santa Claus is on the dole.
Sketches
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Various elderly Brit politicians debate on the recent topics that come up with Thatchers Cabinet. |
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Series 3 Opening Theme |
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9 O’Clock News from the BBC hosted by Norman Tebbit who gives misinformation about the Thatcher Government. |
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Queen Mother has a new Spanish mysterious friend who does everything she tells him to do. |
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It’s Halloween at the White House but Ronnie isn’t dressed up spooky. |
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The Gravy Train A man gives a guide to the different Trains relating to Broadway. |
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News at Ten hosts are recording a single. |
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Jeffrey Archer reads out a rubbish newspaper which gives him an idea for a book. |
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Enoch Powell is trapped and gassed himself because he couldn’t afford it. |
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Ken Baker and Keith Joseph work out teaching plans while the cabinet freaks out because everyone in the country hates them. |
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Rupert Murdoch gets new coverage of the Thatcher government from his workers |
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Harold Wilson is off of his job working at the political figures wax Musem. |
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Brian Blessed is in a new play by John Mortimer. |
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Maggie declares the section of the M25 open! |
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End of Part One |
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Start of Part Two |
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The Queen is figuring out her next exotic trip with her husband and Geoffrey Howe. |
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Bruce Forsyth is at the airport where he acts delusional as he has a wild animal on his head. |
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Harvey Proctor is interrogated by his spanking allegations |
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Avoid the Question Time Robin Day is on a panel with people who try to avoid the question. |
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Jonathan Miller is a doctor and is greatley honored by is fellow peers as he performs his theatrical pieces to try and revive a man. |
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David Steel is visited by a few ghosts (ala Christmas Carol) who warn him about working with David Owen and how he’s gonna ruin the Liberal Party. |
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Charles chats with his flowers before Diana come in and shows her husband her poorly written letter to Santa Claus. |
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Santa Claus Is On The Dole It depicts a grim reality where Father Christmas has fallen on hard times, and as a result won't be able to deliver presents any more. |
| Credits | |
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A live cover of Indoor Bowling. |
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An Alien Margaret Thatcher is created by a scientist and ends up murdering him. |
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An advertisement for the book Tooth and Claw and the Spit in Your Ear album. |
Characters
Main
- Harold Macmillan
- Willie Whitelaw
- Norman Tebbit
- David Steel
- Queen Elizabeth II
- Prince Philip
- Prince Edward
- The Queen Mother
- Muriel
- Generic Spitting Image Classic Puppets
- Ronald Reagan
- Nancy Reagan
- Ed Meese
- Caspar Weinberg
- David Gergen
- Peter Hall
- Trevor Nunn (debut)
- Richard Attenborough
- John Gielgud
- Laurence Oliver
- Alistar Burnett
- Sandy Gall
- Jeffrey Archer
- Enoch Powell
- Kenneth Baker
- Keith Joseph
- Margaret Thatcher
- Rupert Murdoch
- Press Pigs
- Monkeys
- Harold Macmillan
- John Mortimer
- Brian Blessed (debut)
- Andrew Lloyd Webber
- François Mitterrand
- Bruce Forsyth
- Harvey Proctor
- Robin Day
- Denis Healey
- Nigel Lawson
- Jonathan Miller
- David Owen
- David Steel
- Prince Charles
- Princess Diana
- Flowers
- Santa Claus (debut)
- David Coleman
Background
- Lord Lucan
- Cecil Parkinson
- Michael Foot
- Geoffrey Howe
- Norman Fowler
- Paul Channon
- Douglas Hurd
- Edward Heath
- Alec Douglas Home
- Tony Benn
- Robert Armstrong
- Horse
- Ronnie Hazzelhurst
- Jeffrey Archer