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Season 1 – The New Statesman

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Rik Mayall stars as Alan B'Stard, the egocentric MP who stops at nothing to further his career.
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The New Statesman — Season 1

The New Statesman — Season 1

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Maurice Gran

Creator

Laurence Marks

Creator

Rik Mayall

Actor

Michael Troughton

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Marsha Fitzalan

Actor

John Nettleton

Actor

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Sep 13, 1987 Happiness Is a Warm Gun A newly elected Tory MP (Rik Mayall) earns illegal profits. Details Episode 2 Aired Sep 20, 1987 Passport to Freedom Alan uses forgery to negate his wife's inheritance. Details Episode 3 Aired Sep 27, 1987 Sex Is Wrong Alan tries to make some money with a conservative pamphlet by impersonating Sir Stephen Baker, leader of the Campaign for Moral Regeneration. Details Episode 4 Aired Oct 4, 1987 Waste Not, Want Not Alan is paid to dispose of nuclear waste. Details Episode 5 Aired Oct 11, 1987 Friends of St. James Alan opens a bank on a small Caribbean island. Details Episode 6 Aired Oct 18, 1987 Three Line Whipping A night of debauchery threatens Alan's career. Details Episode 7 Aired Oct 25, 1987 Baa Baa Black Sheep Alan decides a sheep farm will win voter support. Details
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The New Statesman — Season 1

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Season Info

Director
Geoffrey Sax
Creator
Maurice Gran, Laurence Marks
Executive Producer
David Reynolds
Screenwriter
Maurice Gran, Laurence Marks
Network
ITV
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
British English
Release Date
Sep 13, 1987