Episode
Spitting Image: Episode 8
Overview
President Botha gives his country The Facts as he sees them, while some unsuspecting Mormons pay a visit to Cliff Richard's house. Barry Norman discovers that Meryl Streep is actually Dustin Hoffman, who wants to be both the greatest actor and greatest actress.
Details
- Series
- Spitting Image
- Season
- Season 3
- Episode
- Episode 8
- Air date
- 1986-04-13
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
Episode 8 is Episode 8 in Season 3 of Spitting Image. It aired on 1986-04-13. The runtime is 30 min.
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