The third series of the original Spitting Image aired from 12th January to 2nd November 1986. With 17 episodes stretching across nearly the entire year, it is the longest season of the show.
Episodes[]
| Episode No. | Overall | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 024 | 12th January 1986 |
| 2 | 025 | 19th January 1986 |
| 3 | 026 | 26th January 1986 |
| 4 | 027 | 2nd February 1986 |
| 5 | 028 | 9th February 1986 |
| 6 | 029 | 30th March 1986 |
| 7 | 030 | 6th April 1986 |
| 8 | 031 | 13th April 1986 |
| 9 | 032 | 20th April 1986 |
| 10 | 033 | 27th April 1986 |
| 11 | 034 | 4th May 1986 |
| 12 | 035 | 28th September 1986 |
| 13 | 036 | 5th October 1986 |
| 14 | 037 | 12th October 1986 |
| 15 | 038 | 19th October 1986 |
| 16 | 039 | 26th October 1986 |
| 17 | 040 | 2nd November 1986 |
Cast[]
Performers
- Kevin Bradshaw, Simon Buckley (#027), Richard Coombs, Alistair Fullarton, Louise Gold, Martin Oates, Nigel Plaskitt, Anthony Asbury, Martin P. Robinson
Impressionists
- Chris Barrie, Phil Cornwell (#024), Harry Enfield, Jon Glover, Ronnie Golden (#024), Jeffrey Holland (#026), Jessica Martin, Steve Nallon, Phil Nice (#027), Jan Ravens, Enn Reitel, Kate Robbins, John Sessions, Mike Fenton Stevens (#029)
Gallery[]
The main menu of all three DVDs.
The episode menu of Disk 1.
The episode menu of Disk 2.
The episode menu of Disk 3.
Notes[]
- This is the first series to utilize the vocal talents of Kate Robbins and John Sessions, and the puppetry talents of Richard Coombs, Martin Oates, and Simon Buckley.
- Anthony Asbury does not puppeteer on this series.
- Phil Cornwell, Ronnie Golden, Jeffrey Holland, Phil Nice and Kate Robbins each do an episode in this series. While Holland and Nice's appearances are exclusive to this series, Golden had done an episode in the previous series, Cornwell wouldn't make another appearance on the program until towards the end of its run, and Robbins would go on the become one of the program's lead female impressionists until the end of its run.
- First series to include the puppetry talents of Martin P. Robinson, who would return for the 1987 Election Special and Series 11 (1990).
- Last series to include the puppetry talents of Martin Oates.
- Last series to include the vocal talents of John Sessions, not counting the 1987 Election Special.