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.
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Series 1, Episode 4 - Waste Not, Want Not
Years after first hiding it, Alan is forced to move a stash of nuclear waste that the Argentinians paid him to dump...
Broadcast details
- Date
- Sunday 4th October 1987
- Time
- 10pm
- Channel
- ITV1
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
| Rik Mayall | Alan B'Stard MP |
| Marsha Fitzalan | Sarah B'Stard |
| Rowena Cooper (as R.R. Cooper) | Norman Bormann |
| Peter Sallis | Sidney Bliss |
| Charles Gray | Roland Gidleigh-Park |
| Peter Martin | Vernon |
| Laurence Marks | Writer |
| Maurice Gran | Writer |
| Geoffrey Sax | Director |
| David Reynolds | Producer |
| Stuart Quarmby | Editor |
| Bryce Clayton | Editor |
| Roger Andrews | Production Designer |
| Alan Hawkshaw | Composer |