The New Statesman (1987)
- TV sitcom
- ITV1
- 1987 - 1994
- 28 episodes (4 series)
Sitcom parody of 1980s Conservatism. Tory MP Alan B'Stard holds the largest majority in the House: his interests are money, power, sex, and himself. Stars Rik Mayall, Michael Troughton, Marsha Fitzalan, Rowena Cooper, John Nettleton and more.
Key cast & crew credits
| Rik Mayall | Alan B'Stard MP |
| Michael Troughton | Piers Fletcher-Dervish MP |
| Marsha Fitzalan | Sarah B'Stard |
| Rowena Cooper (as R.R. Cooper) | Norman Bormann (Series 1) |
| John Nettleton | Sir Stephen Baxter (Series 1-2) |
| Terence Alexander | Sir Greville McDonald (Series 2-4) |
| Victor Lucas | Mr. Speaker (Series 2) |
| Berwick Kaler | Geoff Dicquead (Series 2) |
| Laurence Marks | Writer |
| Maurice Gran | Writer |
| Geoffrey Sax | Director (Series 1-2) |
| Graeme Harper | Director (Series 3-4) |
| David Reynolds | Producer (Series 1) |
| Tony Charles | Producer (Series 2) |
| Andrew Benson | Producer (Series 3) |
| Bernard McKenna | Producer (Series 4) |
| David Reynolds | Executive Producer (Series 2-3) |
| John Bartlett | Executive Producer (Series 4) |
| Michael Pilsworth | Executive Producer (Series 4) |
| Stuart Quarmby | Editor (Series 1-3) |
| Bryce Clayton | Editor (Series 1) |
| Lance Tattersall | Editor (Series 2) |
| Mykola Pawluk | Editor (Series 4) |
| Roger Andrews | Production Designer |
| Alan Hawkshaw | Composer |
| Laurence Marks | Creator |
| Maurice Gran | Creator |