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The New Statesman
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
- Cast:
- Rik Mayall, Michael Troughton
- Language:
- English
- Network:
- ITV1
Episode guide
Seasons
Season 1
Episodes
E01
Episode 1
★ 7.0Happiness is a Warm Gun
1987-09-13 · 30mAlan is blackmailed into passing a bill arming the police.
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E02
Episode 2
★ 7.2Passport to Freedom
1987-09-20 · 30mAlan tries to ruin a company of which Sarah has just inherited shares.
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E03
Episode 3
★ 7.5Sex is Wrong
1987-09-27 · 30mAlan impersonates Sir Steven, leader of the Campaign for Moral Regeneration.
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E04
Episode 4
★ 7.2Waste Not, Want Not
1987-10-04 · 30mAlan secretly has to move 1000 gallons of toxic waste.
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E05
Episode 5
★ 7.3Friends of St. James
1987-10-11 · 30mAlan tries to get investors for a Caribbean bank.
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E06
Episode 6
★ 7.3Three Line Whipping
1987-10-18 · 30mAlan misses an important vote then appears on TV AM without knowing the result.
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E07
Episode 7
★ 7.3Baa Baa Black Sheep
1987-10-25 · 30mAlan's tries to get an American businessman to build a fast food factory in Haltemprice.
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Rik Mayall
Alan B'Stard
Michael Troughton
Piers Fletcher-Dervish
