The New Statesman
7.8
1987
Comedy
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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- Cast:
- Rik Mayall , Michael Troughton
Episode 6 : The Irresistible Rise of Alan B'Stard
December. 26,1992
With his fortunes falling in Europe, Alan tries to get himself appointed to a government post back in England.
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Episode 5 : A Bigger Splash
December. 20,1992
Alan tries to become a war profiteer by arranging shipments of aid to Bosnia.
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Episode 4 : Heil and Farewell
December. 13,1992
Alan tries to take over leadership of a neo-Nazi organization.
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Episode 3 : Speaking in Tongues
December. 06,1992
Alan schemes to make some illicit profits from the translators who work for the EC.
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