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.
Episode menu
Series 1, Episode 3 - Sex Is Wrong
Alan discovers that forgoing his own beliefs for a moment and joining a moral crusade can be rather profitable indeed.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Sunday 27th September 1987
- Time
- 10:20pm
- Channel
- ITV1
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
| Rik Mayall | Alan B'Stard MP |
| Michael Troughton | Piers Fletcher-Dervish MP |
| John Nettleton | Sir Stephen Baxter |
| Vivien Heilbron | Beatrice Protheroe |
| Isabelle Amyes | Lady Virginia |
| Tara Moran | Young Conservative |
| Laurence Marks | Writer |
| Maurice Gran | Writer |
| Geoffrey Sax | Director |
| David Reynolds | Producer |
| Stuart Quarmby | Editor |
| Roger Andrews | Production Designer |
| Alan Hawkshaw | Composer |