Laurence Marks
Director
The New Statesman (1987)
Season 1
The New Statesman is a British sitcom of the late 1980s and early 1990s satirising the Conservative government of the time.
Released Sept. 13, 1987
Episode 30 min
17+
Genres: Comedy
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Network: ITV1
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
5.5
S1E1 - Happiness is a Warm Gun
Alan is blackmailed into passing a bill arming the police.
Sept. 13, 1987, midnight
6.0
S1E2 - Passport to Freedom
Alan tries to ruin a company of which Sarah has just inherited shares.
Sept. 20, 1987, midnight
6.0
S1E3 - Sex is Wrong
Alan impersonates Sir Steven, leader of the Campaign for Moral Regeneration.
Sept. 27, 1987, midnight
6.0
S1E4 - Waste Not, Want Not
Alan secretly has to move 1000 gallons of toxic waste.
Oct. 4, 1987, midnight
6.0
S1E5 - Friends of St. James
Alan tries to get investors for a Caribbean bank.
Oct. 11, 1987, midnight
6.0
S1E6 - Three Line Whipping
Alan misses an important vote then appears on TV AM without knowing the result.
Oct. 18, 1987, midnight
6.0
S1E7 - Baa Baa Black Sheep
Alan's tries to get an American businessman to build a fast food factory in Haltemprice.
Oct. 25, 1987, midnight
Network: ITV1
Episode Runtime: 30 min.
Season Runtime: 780 min.
Released: Sept. 13, 1987
Last Air Date: Dec. 26, 1992, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR / 17+
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