"The New Statesman" (1987) TV series 1987-1992

User Rating:

7.9/10   

Creators:

Maurice Gran
Laurence Marks

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | unknown

Release Date:

13 September 1987 (UK)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

In a parody of 1980s Conservatism, Rik Mayall is Alan B'Stard MP, the most machiavellian Tory of them all.

Plot Keywords:

Drugs | Member Of Parliament | Political | House Of Commons | Satire

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Rik Mayall	...	Alan B'Stard (28 episodes, 1987-1992)
Michael Troughton	...	Piers Fletcher-Dervish (26 episodes, 1987-1992)
Marsha Fitzalan	...	Sarah B'Stard (25 episodes, 1987-1992)

Runtime:

25 min (26 episodes) | 70 min (1 episode)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:M

Company:

Alomo Productions

Quotes:

Sheriff: [about Piers] Say, Is your buddy all right in the head?
Alan: It's too early to tell. There's a search party in there as we speak looking for his brain.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Comedy Connections: The New Statesman (#5.4)" (2007)

One of the two great British comedies

The New Statesman and Black Adder.

Two brilliant pieces of work everybody should see.

(Btw. Rik Mayall stars in both of those series. He's Lord Flashheart in Bladders)

New Statesman sometimes seems to me as if it is Black Adder 5: Present Politics... (or something like that)

It's distinguished, utterly funny and just GOOD.

Go, buy it, see it.