Puppets of Jacinda Ardern, Donald Trump and Scott Morrison come to Spitting Image

Puppets imitating Scott Morrison and Jacinda Ardern will grace Australian television screens as Spitting Image returns to our screens this week. 

The British satirical puppet show will return on Monday with caricatures of the Australian and New Zealand Leaders. 

Mr Morrison’s puppet is dressed in a Hawaiian shirt, mocking the prime minister’s trip overseas during the horrific bushfire season in late 2019.

Roger Law, co-creator of the show, said Mr Morrison has ‘a bit of a boofhead look about him’.

Scroll down for video 

‘The caricature was drawn by Johannes Leak, son of [political cartoonist] Bill Leak. It’s a very good puppet,’ he told The Sydney Morning Herald.  

NZ leader Ms Ardern also has her very own puppet, sporting an exaggerated mouth and set of teeth.

Ms Ardern holds a sheep puppet as she plays the character of Mary Poppins in episode nine of the series.

The show was originally created in 1984 and was one of the most successful programs on British television during its 18-season run.

Spitting Image will now be available for Australians on the brand new streaming service BritBox, a joint venture from BBC and ITV, also launching on Monday. 

Former United States President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Borris Johnson will also be imitated on the show.

Mr Law said while the show was widely successful it is also difficult to keep up, as new puppets take up to a week to craft.

The 10-episode season reprise has had 100 new puppets made up, including international leaders and celebrities.

While social satire elements and recurring storylines are written in advance, the show stays up to date with its timely response to news events.

Each episode is recorded days before it airs.

While Mr Law gave retirement a crack, the 79-year-old decided to bring the show back because of the current political climate.

‘Christ, is the time right. It’s very difficult for satirists to get much mileage out of people like Trump and Boris [Johnson], because they do it for you,’ he said.

‘But with puppets you can make them do things people don’t do. In our show, Trump has an extended colon, he tweets with his a**ehole. It’s very graphic.’