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The New Statesman

  • TV Series
  • 1987–19941987–1994
  • TV-14TV-14
  • 1h 10m
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7.8/10
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The New Statesman (1987)
Comedy
The ultra right-wing Alan B'Stard, the most selfish, greedy, dishonest, sadistic and sociopathic Conservative MP of them all, plots to achieve his meglomaniacal ambitions.The ultra right-wing Alan B'Stard, the most selfish, greedy, dishonest, sadistic and sociopathic Conservative MP of them all, plots to achieve his meglomaniacal ambitions.The ultra right-wing Alan B'Stard, the most selfish, greedy, dishonest, sadistic and sociopathic Conservative MP of them all, plots to achieve his meglomaniacal ambitions.
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    • Maurice Gran
    • Laurence Marks
  • Stars
    • Rik Mayall
    • Michael Troughton
    • Marsha Fitzalan
    • Maurice Gran
    • Laurence Marks
  • Stars
    • Rik Mayall
    • Michael Troughton
    • Marsha Fitzalan
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    • 15User reviews
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    • Won 1 BAFTA Award

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    Rik Mayall
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    • Alan B'Stard
    Michael Troughton
    Michael Troughton
    • Piers Fletcher-Dervish
    Marsha Fitzalan
    Marsha Fitzalan
    • Sarah B'Stard
    Terence Alexander
    Terence Alexander
    • Sir Greville McDonald…
    Rowena Cooper
    • Norman Bormann
    John Nettleton
    John Nettleton
    • Sir Stephen Baxter
    Berwick Kaler
    Berwick Kaler
    • Geoff Dicquead…
    Nick Stringer
    Nick Stringer
    • Crippen…
    Victor Lucas
    Victor Lucas
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    Steve Nallon
    Steve Nallon
    • Margaret Thatcher…
    Vivien Heilbron
    Vivien Heilbron
    • Beatrice Protheroe
    Benjamin Whitrow
    Benjamin Whitrow
    • Paddy O'Rourke
    Brigitte Kahn
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    Adam Wide
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    John Carlin
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    John Warnaby
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      • Laurence Marks
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      Rowena Cooper was credited as R. R. Cooper to keep her gender dubious for the first 6 episodes of season 1
    • Quotes

      Alan: Why should we, the country that produced Shakespeare, Christopher Wren, and those are just the people on our banknotes for Christ's sake, cower down to the countries that produced Hitler, Napoleon, the Mafia, and the the the, the the the, the the the Smurfs!

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    9/10
    Still good after all these years.
    I watched this when i was a kid, i didn't really like politics but i liked this and Spitting Image. One of the reasons i think i watched this was because it was on on a sunday night and my mum let me stay up to watch it. I found it hilarious though and still do. I recently watched Series 1 and it dawned upon me that Alan B'Stard is infact a more evil version of Blackadder which is probably why i liked The New Statesman so much. I get more of the political jokes now but they are out of date and redundant but there's more to it than that. Will never be considered a classic due to it being about British politics but was one of the few great comedy sitcoms that appeared on ITV because most of the greats appeared on the BBC. I'd like to see it repeated so i hope some ITV or Sky executive reads this and sorts it out.
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    • Release date
      • September 13, 1987 (United Kingdom)
      • United Kingdom
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • Alomo Productions
      • SelecTV
      • Yorkshire Television (YTV)
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    • 1 hour 10 minutes
      • Color
      • Mono

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