The New Statesman

The New Statesman

  • 1987
  • 4 Seasons
  • 26 Episodes
  •  7.4  (47)
  •   Ended

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

The New Statesman
Seasons
The Irresistible Rise of Alan B'Stard
6. The Irresistible Rise of Alan B'Stard
December 26, 1992
With his fortunes falling in Europe, Alan tries to get himself appointed to a government post back in England.
A Bigger Splash
5. A Bigger Splash
December 20, 1992
Alan tries to become a war profiteer by arranging shipments of aid to Bosnia.
Heil and Farewell
4. Heil and Farewell
December 13, 1992
Alan tries to take over leadership of a neo-Nazi organization.
Speaking in Tongues
3. Speaking in Tongues
December 06, 1992
Alan schemes to make some illicit profits from the translators who work for the EC.
H*A*S*H
2. H*A*S*H
November 29, 1992
Alan is worried that European drug lords may interfere with his attempt to make a profit from the forthcoming legalization of marijuana.
Back from the Mort
1. Back from the Mort
November 22, 1992
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.
Description
The New Statesman is a British sitcom of the late 1980s and early 1990s satirising the Conservative government of the time.
  • Premiere Date
    September 13, 1987
  • Rating
    7.4  (47)