The New Statesman
The New Statesman is a British sitcom of the late 1980s and early 1990s satirising the Conservative government of the time.
First Aired
1987-09-13
Status
Ended
Network
ITV1
Seasons
Season 1 Episodes
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E1. Happiness is a Warm Gun
Alan is blackmailed into passing a bill arming the police.
★ 7.0
E2. Passport to Freedom
Alan tries to ruin a company of which Sarah has just inherited shares.
★ 7.3
E3. Sex is Wrong
Alan impersonates Sir Steven, leader of the Campaign for Moral Regeneration.
★ 7.5
E4. Waste Not, Want Not
Alan secretly has to move 1000 gallons of toxic waste.
★ 7.3
E5. Friends of St. James
Alan tries to get investors for a Caribbean bank.
★ 7.3
E6. Three Line Whipping
Alan misses an important vote then appears on TV AM without knowing the result.
★ 7.3
Cast
Rik Mayall
Alan B'Stard
Michael Troughton
Piers Fletcher-Dervish
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