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 4, Episode 5 - A Bigger Splash
War is raging on the eastern fringes of the European Union and having accidentally bought Robert Maxwell's yacht, Alan senses an opportunity to use it to make some money back.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Sunday 20th December 1992
- Time
- 10:05pm
- Channel
- ITV1
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
| Rik Mayall | Alan B'Stard MP |
| Michael Troughton | Piers Fletcher-Dervish MP |
| Marsha Fitzalan | Sarah B'Stard |
| Trudy Weiss | Belinda Howell |
| Don Henderson | Brigadier Miljanic |
| John Challis | General Giray |
| Leslie Williamson | Robert Maxwell |
| John Warnaby | Auctioneer (Voice) |
| Laurence Marks | Writer |
| Maurice Gran | Writer |
| Graeme Harper | Director |
| Bernard McKenna | Producer |
| John Bartlett | Executive Producer |
| Michael Pilsworth | Executive Producer |
| Mykola Pawluk | Editor |
| Roger Andrews | Production Designer |
| Alan Hawkshaw | Composer |