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
- Who Shot Alan B'Stard?
Following the attempt on his life, Alan puts himself at the forefront of a campaign to reinstate capital punishment. But Sarah and Piers know his secrets, and the idiocy of the latter results in Alan on death row - and for once, it's a crime he didn't commit.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Sunday 14th January 1990
- Time
- 10:05pm
- Channel
- ITV1
- Length
- 70 minutes
Cast & crew
| Rik Mayall | Alan B'Stard MP |
| Michael Troughton | Piers Fletcher-Dervish MP |
| Marsha Fitzalan | Sarah B'Stard |
| Terence Alexander | Sir Greville McDonald |
| Berwick Kaler | Geoff Dicquead |
| Alan Hardwick | Newscaster |
| Steve Nallon | Mrs. Thatcher |
| Peter Blake | Kerry Grout |
| John Normington | Sidney Bliss |
| Jerome Willis | Sir Wallis Austin Q.C. |
| Geoffrey Chater | Justice Saunders |
| Michael Bilton | Sir William Horsey Q.C. |
| David Simeon | P.C. Mathews |
| Paul Birchard | Ximenes |
| Raad Rawi | Chief Amlumi |
| Janine Duvitski | Interpreter |
| Harriet Reynolds | Dame Josie |
| Tom Harrison | Vicar |
| David Beale | Mr Speaker |
| John Rapley | Bookmakers Shop Manager |
| James Quinn | Journalist |
| Roger Grainger | Usher |
| Dickie Davies | Self |
| John McCririck | Self |
| Laurence Marks | Writer |
| Maurice Gran | Writer |
| Geoffrey Sax | Director |
| David Reynolds | Producer |
| Lance Tattersall | Editor |
| Roger Andrews | Production Designer |
| Alan Hawkshaw | Composer |