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 1 - Back From The Mort
After three years in a Russian gulag, Alan's back and bad as ever. He's lost his seat, his businesses are ruined, and Sarah's taken up with a ghastly foreigner. But he's not all too phased...
Broadcast details
- Date
- Sunday 22nd November 1992
- Time
- 10:05pm
- Channel
- ITV1
- Length
- 30 minutes
Repeats
Show past repeats
Date | Time | Channel |
---|---|---|
Friday 13th March 2015 | 9:00pm | London Live |
Monday 16th March 2015 | 12:00am | London Live |
Friday 20th March 2015 | 12:00am | London Live |
Tuesday 6th December 2016 | 3:30am | London Live |
Thursday 8th December 2016 | 2:45am | London Live |
Sunday 11th December 2016 | 3:30am | London Live |
Cast & crew
Rik Mayall | Alan B'Stard MP |
Michael Troughton | Piers Fletcher-Dervish MP |
Marsha Fitzalan | Sarah B'Stard |
Terence Alexander | Sir Greville McDonald |
Benedick Blythe | Count Otto Von Munchweiller |
John Warnaby | Political Editor (Television Reporter) |
Elizabeth Banks | Nun |
Nicolas Colicos (as Nicholas Colicos) | Journalist |
Timothy Morand | Journalist |
Robert Schofield | Journalist |
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 |