
- Genre
- Sitcom
- Broadcast
- 1987 - 1994
- Channel
- ITV
- Episodes
- 28 (4 series), plus 1 Comic Relief special
- Creators
- Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran
- Starring
- Rik Mayall, Michael Troughton, Marsha Fitzalan, Rowena Cooper, John Nettleton, Terence Alexander, Victor Lucas and Berwick Kaler
- Writers
- Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran
- Directors
- Geoffrey Sax and Graeme Harper
- Producers
- David Reynolds, Tony Charles, Andrew Benson and Bernard McKenna
Yorkshire MP Alan B'Stard has the largest majority in the House of Commons, and an ego to match. He's vulgar, often dimwitted, sexually incompetent, uncaring, ruthless and generally loathsome all-round: a perfect combination for a public figure on the brink of power.
Aside from the regular abuse and ritual humiliation of fellow Conservative MP Sir Piers Fletcher-Dervish - a wholly childlike, effeminate man - Alan's primary concerns and interests are himself, the acquisition of wealth, himself, women, increasing his power and influence, and himself.
- Production companies
- Soundtrack
- The theme tune is Pictures at an Exhibition by Modest Mussorgsky.
- Laugh track
- Live audience
Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Sunday 13th September 1987 on ITV at 10pm
- Last new broadcast
- Friday 30th December 1994 on BBC One at 10:10pm
- Last repeat
- Saturday 24th December 2016 at 1:45am on London Live
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