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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.
Key cast & crew credits
Rik Mayall | Alan B'Stard MP |
Michael Troughton | Piers Fletcher-Dervish MP |
Marsha Fitzalan | Sarah B'Stard |
Rowena Cooper (as R.R. Cooper) | Norman Bormann (Series 1) |
John Nettleton | Sir Stephen Baxter (Series 1-2) |
Terence Alexander | Sir Greville McDonald (Series 2-4) |
Victor Lucas | Mr. Speaker (Series 2) |
Berwick Kaler | Geoff Dicquead (Series 2) |
Laurence Marks | Writer |
Maurice Gran | Writer |
Geoffrey Sax | Director (Series 1-2) |
Graeme Harper | Director (Series 3-4) |
David Reynolds | Producer (Series 1) |
Tony Charles | Producer (Series 2) |
Andrew Benson | Producer (Series 3) |
Bernard McKenna | Producer (Series 4) |
David Reynolds | Executive Producer (Series 2-3) |
John Bartlett | Executive Producer (Series 4) |
Michael Pilsworth | Executive Producer (Series 4) |
Stuart Quarmby | Editor (Series 1-3) |
Bryce Clayton | Editor (Series 1) |
Lance Tattersall | Editor (Series 2) |
Mykola Pawluk | Editor (Series 4) |
Roger Andrews | Production Designer |
Alan Hawkshaw | Composer |
Laurence Marks | Creator |
Maurice Gran | Creator |