Episodes

1. Happiness is a Warm Gun

Alan is blackmailed into passing a bill arming the police.

2. Passport to Freedom

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

3. Sex is Wrong

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

4. Waste Not, Want Not

Alan secretly has to move 1000 gallons of toxic waste.

5. Friends of St. James

Alan tries to get investors for a Caribbean bank.

6. Three Line Whipping

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

7. Baa Baa Black Sheep

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

Overview

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

Details

Genres

Comedy

Language

EN

First Air Date

1987-09-13

Seasons

4

Episodes

26

Available On

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Cast

Rik Mayall

Michael Troughton