The New Statesman

The New Statesman

1987
4 Seasons
7.4
Comedy

The New Statesman is a British sitcom of the late 1980s and early 1990s satirising the Conservative government of the time.

Episodes

Happiness is a Warm Gun
E1Sep 13, 198730m

Happiness is a Warm Gun

Alan is blackmailed into passing a bill arming the police.

Passport to Freedom
E2Sep 20, 198730m

Passport to Freedom

Alan tries to ruin a company of which Sarah has just inherited shares.

Sex is Wrong
E3Sep 27, 198730m

Sex is Wrong

Alan impersonates Sir Steven, leader of the Campaign for Moral Regeneration.

Waste Not, Want Not
E4Oct 4, 198730m

Waste Not, Want Not

Alan secretly has to move 1000 gallons of toxic waste.

Friends of St. James
E5Oct 11, 198730m

Friends of St. James

Alan tries to get investors for a Caribbean bank.

Three Line Whipping
E6Oct 18, 198730m

Three Line Whipping

Alan misses an important vote then appears on TV AM without knowing the result.

Baa Baa Black Sheep
E7Oct 25, 198730m

Baa Baa Black Sheep

Alan's tries to get an American businessman to build a fast food factory in Haltemprice.

Top Cast

Rik Mayall

Rik Mayall

Alan B'Stard

Michael Troughton

Michael Troughton

Piers Fletcher-Dervish