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The New Statesman.

7.5 / 1019874 seasons26 episodesEnded

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

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Created by Laurence Marks, Maurice Gran

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Season 1.

Happiness is a Warm Gun

1987-09-13 · 30m7.0

Alan is blackmailed into passing a bill arming the police.

Passport to Freedom

1987-09-20 · 30m7.3

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

Sex is Wrong

1987-09-27 · 30m7.5

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

Waste Not, Want Not

1987-10-04 · 30m7.3

Alan secretly has to move 1000 gallons of toxic waste.

Friends of St. James

1987-10-11 · 30m7.3

Alan tries to get investors for a Caribbean bank.

Three Line Whipping

1987-10-18 · 30m7.3

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

Baa Baa Black Sheep

1987-10-25 · 30m7.3

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

Cast.

Rik Mayall

Rik Mayall

Alan B'Stard

Michael Troughton

Michael Troughton

Piers Fletcher-Dervish

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