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“In this particular climate, I think it’s about time Spitting Image had a comeback,” says absolutely everyone.

But this is the satirical puppet show’s producer John Lloyd saying it, so that’s much more encouraging.

Creator Roger Law is currently attempting to take the ITV series Stateside — “there is a possibility it will happen in America,” confirms John.

But John firmly believes it’s “about time” the show, which aired in the 1980s and 1990s, returns to British TV screens.

“It’s really good for Brits,” he tells the Mirror. “We have slightly lost our sense of humour in this climate and no one dares speak to anyone.

“Spitting Image is very good at airing the issues in a way that made people laugh about them.

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“When I was producing it, it’s not unlike what we have now, which is a very divided society - you were either pro Mrs Thatcher or you didn’t like her at all. Spitting Image went on and people could have a lightness of touch about it.”

John — who has previously said he believes Spitting Image might have prevented Brexit if it had been on air during the referendum — adds that the show “educated a bunch of kids in politics” and “made them interested in it”.

“That is the problem,” he continues. “Nowadays, people have washed their hands with it and they say ‘I don’t like any of them. I’m not interested.’”

Last year, show creator Roger Law said he was focused on a US version.

“I don’t need some halfwit at ITV or the BBC telling us what you can or can’t do,” he scoffed. “I’m too old.”