TV series
The New Statesman is a British sitcom of the late 1980s and early 1990s satirising the Conservative government of the time.
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Checked Sep 1, 2026
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The New Statesman is a British sitcom of the late 1980s and early 1990s satirising the Conservative government of the time.
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Episode 1
Having survived imprisonment at hard labour in a Russian gulag, Alan attempts a return to politics by joining the European Parliament as representative from an obscure part of East Germany.
Directed by Graeme HarperWritten by Maurice Gran, Laurence MarksGuest stars Terence Alexander, Benedick Blythe, Elizabeth Banks, John Warnaby, Nicholas Colicos, Timothy Morand, Robert Schofield
Episode 2
Alan is worried that European drug lords may interfere with his attempt to make a profit from the forthcoming legalization of marijuana.
Directed by Graeme HarperWritten by Maurice Gran, Laurence MarksGuest stars Marsha Fitzalan, Terence Alexander, David Cardy, Tom Chadbon, Robert Jezek
Episode 3
Alan schemes to make some illicit profits from the translators who work for the EC.
Directed by Graeme HarperWritten by Maurice Gran, Laurence MarksGuest stars Terence Alexander, Brigitte Kahn, John Bowe, Christopher Ryan
Episode 4
Alan tries to take over leadership of a neo-Nazi organization.
Directed by Graeme HarperWritten by Maurice Gran, Laurence MarksGuest stars Marsha Fitzalan, Brigitte Kahn, David Calder, Hans Meyer, Paul Bentall, Peter Geeves, Paul O'Grady, Catherine Chevalier
Episode 5
Alan tries to become a war profiteer by arranging shipments of aid to Bosnia.
Directed by Graeme HarperWritten by Maurice Gran, Laurence MarksGuest stars Marsha Fitzalan, John Challis, Don Henderson, Trudy Weiss, Leslie Williamson
Episode 6
With his fortunes falling in Europe, Alan tries to get himself appointed to a government post back in England.
Directed by Graeme HarperWritten by Maurice Gran, Laurence MarksGuest stars Marsha Fitzalan, Benjamin Whitrow, Terence Alexander, Vincent Grass, John Warnaby, Sandy Walsh
Episode information updated Sep 19, 2026
Rik MayallAlan B'Stard
Michael TroughtonPiers Fletcher-Dervish
Hugh LaurieWaiter
Marsha FitzalanSarah B'Stard
Stephen FryPiers Lonsdale
Celia ImrieHilary
John SessionsLord Penistone
John WoodvineSir Malachi Jellicoe
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