Shout Out / Spitting Image S 1 E 8

• After beating Julian Lloyd Webber in a bout on Celebrity Masterclass, Henry Cooper plays the "Variations" composed by Julian's brother and used as the theme for The South Bank Show.
• "The Grim Reaper - it's a lot less bovver than a hovver" is a reference to a long-running ad campaign for Qualcast lawnmowers.
• On Rubber News, Status Quo have announced a tour cancellation after one of their band members fell ill.
  Jane Torvill: They felt he left a big hole in the group musically - he was the one who could play E.
• Reagan dresses up like Boy George in an attempt to get the gay vote (without realising that he turned up at the Steelworkers' meeting by accident).
• Mark leaves his prat flap at Downing Street singing "I'm getting married to a Texan..."
• Roland Rat makes a brief appearance before being beaten into submission by someone out-of-shot.