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
- A. B'Stard Exposed
Alan B'Stard MP undergoes an incisive one-on-one interview with journalist Brian Walden.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Friday 30th December 1994
- Time
- 10:10pm
- Channel
- BBC One
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
| Rik Mayall | Alan B'Stard MP |
| Phoebe Scholfield | Make-up Woman |
| Sara Markland | Delphinia |
| Brian Walden | Self |
| Laurence Marks | Writer |
| Maurice Gran | Writer |
| Marcus Mortimer | Director |
| Allan McKeown | Executive Producer |
| Claire Hinson (as Clare Hinson) | Executive Producer |
| Perry Widdowson | Editor |
| Roger Andrews | Production Designer |
| Geoffrey McGivern | Floor Manager |