The New Statesman (1987)
7.4 (48 votes)
4 Seasons
September 13, 1987
English
Comedy
Synopsis
The New Statesman is a British sitcom of the late 1980s and early 1990s satirising the Conservative government of the time.
Network
ITV1
Episodes
E1
Happiness is a Warm Gun
Sep 13, 1987
30 min
7.0
Alan is blackmailed into passing a bill arming the police.
E2
Passport to Freedom
Sep 20, 1987
30 min
7.3
Alan tries to ruin a company of which Sarah has just inherited shares.
E3
Sex is Wrong
Sep 27, 1987
30 min
7.3
Alan impersonates Sir Steven, leader of the Campaign for Moral Regeneration.
E4
Waste Not, Want Not
Oct 4, 1987
30 min
7.3
Alan secretly has to move 1000 gallons of toxic waste.
E5
Friends of St. James
Oct 11, 1987
30 min
7.3
Alan tries to get investors for a Caribbean bank.
E6
Three Line Whipping
Oct 18, 1987
30 min
7.3
Alan misses an important vote then appears on TV AM without knowing the result.
E7
Baa Baa Black Sheep
Oct 25, 1987
30 min
7.3
Alan's tries to get an American businessman to build a fast food factory in Haltemprice.
Cast
Trailer
Details
Original Title
The New Statesman
Status
Ended
Seasons
4
Episodes
26
