The New Statesman (Season 1)

The New Statesman is a British sitcom of the late 1980s and early 1990s satirising the Conservative government of the time.

  • Poster for Happiness is a Warm Gun

    Happiness is a Warm Gun 8.0

    Air date: 1987-09-13

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Alan is blackmailed into passing a bill arming the police.

  • Poster for Passport to Freedom

    Passport to Freedom 8.0

    Air date: 1987-09-20

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Alan tries to ruin a company of which Sarah has just inherited shares.

  • Poster for Sex is Wrong

    Sex is Wrong 8.0

    Air date: 1987-09-27

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Alan impersonates Sir Steven, leader of the Campaign for Moral Regeneration.

  • Poster for Waste Not, Want Not

    Waste Not, Want Not 8.0

    Air date: 1987-10-04

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Alan secretly has to move 1000 gallons of toxic waste.

  • Poster for Friends of St. James

    Friends of St. James 8.0

    Air date: 1987-10-11

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Alan tries to get investors for a Caribbean bank.

  • Poster for Three Line Whipping

    Three Line Whipping 8.0

    Air date: 1987-10-18

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Alan misses an important vote then appears on TV AM without knowing the result.

  • Poster for Baa Baa Black Sheep

    Baa Baa Black Sheep 8.0

    Air date: 1987-10-25

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Alan's tries to get an American businessman to build a fast food factory in Haltemprice.

The New Statesman

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