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 6 - The Irresistible Rise Of Alan B'Stard
The time has come: despite no longer holding a Westminster seat, Alan has Downing Street in his sights - and it all rests on a series of splits over Europe.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Saturday 26th December 1992
- Time
- 10:40pm
- Channel
- ITV1
- Length
- 30 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 |
| Benjamin Whitrow | Paddy O'Rourke |
| John Warnaby | Political Editor (Television Reporter) |
| Vincent Grass | Claude Chagrin |
| Sandy Walsh | Newsreader |
| 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 |