The New Statesman(1987)
The New Statesman is a British sitcom of the late 1980s and early 1990s satirising the Conservative government of the time.
- Created by:
- Laurence Marks, Maurice Gran
- First aired:
- 1987-09-13
- Country:
- GB
- Network:
- ITV1
Episodes
1. Back from the Mort
★ 7.31992-11-22 · 30m
Having survived imprisonment at hard labour in a Russian gulag, Alan attempts a return to politics by joining the European Parliament as representative from an obscure part of East Germany.
2. H*A*S*H
★ 7.01992-11-29 · 30m
Alan is worried that European drug lords may interfere with his attempt to make a profit from the forthcoming legalization of marijuana.
3. Speaking in Tongues
★ 7.31992-12-06 · 30m
Alan schemes to make some illicit profits from the translators who work for the EC.
4. Heil and Farewell
★ 7.01992-12-13 · 30m
Alan tries to take over leadership of a neo-Nazi organization.
5. A Bigger Splash
★ 7.31992-12-20 · 30m
Alan tries to become a war profiteer by arranging shipments of aid to Bosnia.
6. The Irresistible Rise of Alan B'Stard
★ 7.01992-12-26 · 30m
With his fortunes falling in Europe, Alan tries to get himself appointed to a government post back in England.
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Cast
Rik Mayall
Alan B'Stard
Michael Troughton
Piers Fletcher-Dervish
