The New Statesman(TV show/series, 1987-1992)

Name: The New Statesman
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1987
Rating: 3.7

30min per episode | Genre: Comedy

Scripted Reality in 4 seasons with 26 episodes

Rating: 3.7/5 (with 20 votes)

The New Statesman is a British sitcom made in the late 1980s and early 1990s satirising the United Kingdom's Conservative government of the period. It was written by Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran at the request of, and as a starring vehicle for, its principal actor Rik Mayall. The show's theme song is an arrangement by Alan Hawkshaw of part of the Promenade from Pictures at an Exhibition by Russian composer Modest Mussorgsky. The programme was made by the ITV franchise Yorkshire Television between 1987 and 1992, although the BBC made two special episodes; one in 1988, the other in 1994. It won the BAFTA Award for Best Comedy Series in 1991. ()

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About The New Statesman

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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Trailer for The New Statesman + Featurettes/Teaser/Clips

Alan B'Stard-New statesman-Clarissa and Piers Wedding(Clip, 3:23)

Alan B'Stard-New statesman-Clarissa and Piers Wedding (Clip) | Alan B'Stard, the New Statesman on the NHS (Clip) | The new statesman Intro (Opening Credits, NL)

The New Statesman Seasons and Episodes

11/22/1992Season 4 - 6 episodes

#1 | 11/22/1992Back 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.

#2 | 11/29/1992H*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.

#3 | 12/06/1992Speaking in Tongues

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

#4 | 12/13/1992Heil and Farewell

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

#5 | 12/20/1992A Bigger Splash

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

#6 | 12/26/1992The Irresistible Rise of Alan B'Stard

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

01/06/1991Season 3 - 6 episodes

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01/15/1989Season 2 - 7 episodes

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09/13/1987Season 1 - 7 episodes

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02/05/1988Specials - 3 episodes

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Additional Information

Production country: United Kingdom (UK)

Plays in: London

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN)

Translated into 3 languages: Bulgarian (BG), German (DE), English (EN)

Status: Ended

First episode released on: 09/13/1987

Last episode released on: 12/26/1992

Cast: Rik Mayall, Marsha Fitzalan, Michael Troughton, Terence Alexander, Hugh Laurie, Paul O'Grady, Patrick Godfrey, John Nettleton, Rowena Cooper, Berwick Kaler, Nick Stringer, Steve Nallon, Vivien Heilbron, Benjamin Whitrow, Brigitte Kahn, John Carlin

Creator: Laurence Marks, Maurice Gran

Composer: Alan Hawkshaw

Keywords: surreal, british politician, politics, london, england, house of commons, politician, parliament, greed, yorkshire, conservative, sitcom, british politics, satire, northern england, dark comedy

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The New Statesman(TV show/series, 1987-1992)

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