The New Statesman

7.4

1987•30m

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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The new statesman Intro

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Alan B'Stard, the New Statesman on the NHS

Seasons

7 Episodes • Premiered 1987

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1. Happiness is a Warm Gun

5.5

Alan is blackmailed into passing a bill arming the police.

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2. Passport to Freedom

6.0

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

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3. Sex is Wrong

6.0

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

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4. Waste Not, Want Not

6.0

Alan secretly has to move 1000 gallons of toxic waste.

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5. Friends of St. James

6.0

Alan tries to get investors for a Caribbean bank.

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6. Three Line Whipping

6.0

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

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7. Baa Baa Black Sheep

6.0

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

Cast

Photo of Rik Mayall

Rik Mayall

Alan B'Stard

Photo of Michael Troughton

Michael Troughton

Piers Fletcher-Dervish

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