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 |