The New Statesman
The New Statesman is a British sitcom of the late 1980s and early 1990s satirising the Conservative government of the time.
Seasons
Season 1
7 Episodes • 1987
Season 2
7 Episodes • 1989
Season 3
6 Episodes • 1991
Season 4
6 Episodes • 1992
Episodes - Season 1
1. Happiness is a Warm Gun
30mAlan is blackmailed into passing a bill arming the police.
2. Passport to Freedom
30mAlan tries to ruin a company of which Sarah has just inherited shares.
3. Sex is Wrong
30mAlan impersonates Sir Steven, leader of the Campaign for Moral Regeneration.
4. Waste Not, Want Not
30mAlan secretly has to move 1000 gallons of toxic waste.
5. Friends of St. James
30mAlan tries to get investors for a Caribbean bank.
6. Three Line Whipping
30mAlan misses an important vote then appears on TV AM without knowing the result.
7. Baa Baa Black Sheep
30mAlan's tries to get an American businessman to build a fast food factory in Haltemprice.
Created by: Laurence Marks, Maurice Gran
Top Cast
Rik Mayall
Alan B'Stard
Michael Troughton
Piers Fletcher-Dervish
Available on: ITV1
