The New Statesman

Overview

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

S01E01 Happiness is a Warm Gun

September 13, 1987 8.0 30 min
Alan is blackmailed into passing a bill arming the police.
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Passport to Freedom

S01E02 Passport to Freedom

September 20, 1987 8.0 30 min
Alan tries to ruin a company of which Sarah has just inherited shares.
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Sex is Wrong

S01E03 Sex is Wrong

September 27, 1987 8.0 30 min
Alan impersonates Sir Steven, leader of the Campaign for Moral Regeneration.
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Waste Not, Want Not

S01E04 Waste Not, Want Not

October 4, 1987 8.0 30 min
Alan secretly has to move 1000 gallons of toxic waste.
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Friends of St. James

S01E05 Friends of St. James

October 11, 1987 8.0 30 min
Alan tries to get investors for a Caribbean bank.
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Three Line Whipping

S01E06 Three Line Whipping

October 18, 1987 8.0 30 min
Alan misses an important vote then appears on TV AM without knowing the result.
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Baa Baa Black Sheep

S01E07 Baa Baa Black Sheep

October 25, 1987 8.0 30 min
Alan's tries to get an American businessman to build a fast food factory in Haltemprice.
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Cast

Rik Mayall
Rik Mayall
Alan B'Stard
Michael Troughton
Michael Troughton
Piers Fletcher-Dervish

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