What’s this 2.0 thing? Basically, 2.0 means ‘a new modern thing’ in the world of media. Why not simply call it ‘a new modern thing’? We wanna seem clever… that’s all. Anyway, what does Spitting Image 2.0 mean then? Well, there’s a new show coming to our small screens very soon called Headcases which is essentially a revamped version of Spitting Image. This means just about anyone in the public is eye is now fair game for a TV kicking via… well… it’s not puppets this time.

The iconic latex caricatures of the original series are going to be replaced by 3D computer generated models… and I’m keeping my fingers firmly crossed that it looks good (or grotesque) as I don’t want this to fall flat. So what have we got to look forward to?

Of course, Jordan and the Beckhams will be lampooned, as well as Amy Winehouse and Pete Doherty who are to be portrayed as athletes competing in the 2012 London “drug Olympics”. Sounds alright to me! The show will also feature Princes William and Harry ordering ham and caviar pizza, Tony Blair making prank calls to Gordon Brown, and Home Secretary Jacqui Smith’s breasts changing size depending on the terrorist threat in the UK.

Henry Naylor, also a writer for the original Spitting Image series, said: “It is bold of ITV to commission a new satire in the Spitting Image slot with a high political content. Part of our mission is to make politics accessible to people.” Rory Bremner, also a Spitting Image veteran, will voice characters on the new version.