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About The New Statesman

The New Statesman is a comedy TV series that premiered on ITV1 on September 13, 1987. It has 4 seasons and 26 episodes so far and has ended. The latest episode, Season 4 Episode 6 "The Irresistible Rise of Alan B'Stard", aired on December 26, 1992.

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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Episodes

26 episodes · 4 seasons

Season 1

1987 · 7 episodes · Last episode: 39 years ago

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    7. Baa Baa Black Sheep

    Finale

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

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    6. Three Line Whipping

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

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    5. Friends of St. James

    Alan tries to get investors for a Caribbean bank.

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    4. Waste Not, Want Not

    Alan secretly has to move 1000 gallons of toxic waste.

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    3. Sex is Wrong

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

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    2. Passport to Freedom

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

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    1. Happiness is a Warm Gun

    Alan is blackmailed into passing a bill arming the police.

Season 2

1989 · 7 episodes · Last episode: 37 years ago

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    7. Piers of the Realm

    Finale

    Alan files for divorce. Piers gets promoted.

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    6. May the Best Man Win

    Alan tries to sabotage Piers' wedding.

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    5. California Here I Come

    Alan tries to sell a sitcom to an American producer, but Piers has to bail Alan out of jail first.

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    4. The Haltemprice Bunker

    Alan needs publicity so he annonunces that he has found a Nazi.

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    3. A Wapping Conspiracy

    Alan is accused of fraternizing with teenaged girls.

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    2. Live from Westminster

    Televised debates turns Alan into a media superstar

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    1. Fatal Extraction

    Alan finds oil on public lands then tries to buy it from a Labour Party leader.

Season 3

1991 · 6 episodes · Last episode: 35 years ago

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    6. Profit of Boom

    Finale

    MI5 and the KGB ask Alan to start a new cold war because they no longer have anyone to spy on.

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    5. Natural Selection

    At his annual cocktail party, Alan upsets a local VIP who threatens to take over his seat in the House.

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    4. Keeping Mum

    Alan's mum visits and threatens to stay forever unless Alan repeals his new bill abolishing social security.

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    3. Let Them Sniff Cake

    Alan upsets animal rights activists. A old friend wants a birthday ""cake"" from Alan.

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    2. The Party's Over

    Alan tries to help the Labour party win the next election so he can blame them for the impending oil shortage.

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    1. Labour of Love

    A new MP threatens Alan's status as the most right-wing member of Commons.

Season 4

1992 · 6 episodes · Last episode: 33 years ago

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    6. The Irresistible Rise of Alan B'Stard

    Finale

    With his fortunes falling in Europe, Alan tries to get himself appointed to a government post back in England.

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    5. A Bigger Splash

    Alan tries to become a war profiteer by arranging shipments of aid to Bosnia.

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    4. Heil and Farewell

    Alan tries to take over leadership of a neo-Nazi organization.

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    3. Speaking in Tongues

    Alan schemes to make some illicit profits from the translators who work for the EC.

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    2. H*A*S*H

    Alan is worried that European drug lords may interfere with his attempt to make a profit from the forthcoming legalization of marijuana.

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    1. Back from the Mort

    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.

Cast & crew

Created by Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran

  • Michael Troughton

    Michael Troughton

    Piers Fletcher-Dervish

  • Hugh Laurie

    Hugh Laurie

    Waiter

  • Marsha Fitzalan

    Marsha Fitzalan

    Sarah B'Stard

  • Stephen Fry

    Stephen Fry

    Piers Lonsdale

  • Celia Imrie

    Celia Imrie

    Hilary

  • John Sessions

    John Sessions

    Lord Penistone

  • John Woodvine

    John Woodvine

    Sir Malachi Jellicoe

  • Serena Gordon

    Serena Gordon

    Victoria

  • Brigitte Kahn

    Ground Hostess

  • Trevor Laird

    Trevor Laird

    Lance Okum-Martin

  • William Simons

    William Simons

    Catchpole

  • Angus MacInnes

    Angus MacInnes

    Captain Hirsch

  • Steffanie Pitt

    Steffanie Pitt

    Cyndy

  • Neville Phillips

    Neville Phillips

    Headmaster

  • John Fitzgerald Jay

    Co-Pilot

  • Chris Tummings

    Chris Tummings

    Police Sergeant

The New Statesman FAQ

Will there be new episodes of The New Statesman?

The New Statesman has ended, so no new episodes are scheduled. The final episode aired on December 26, 1992.

When did the latest episode of The New Statesman come out?

The most recent episode of The New Statesman, Season 4 Episode 6 "The Irresistible Rise of Alan B'Stard", aired on December 26, 1992.

How many seasons of The New Statesman are there?

The New Statesman has 4 seasons with 26 episodes in total.

When did The New Statesman first air?

The New Statesman first aired on ITV1 on September 13, 1987.

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