The New Statesman

7.4/10198730mEnded4 Seasons · 26 Episodes

Comedy

The New Statesman is a British sitcom of the late 1980s and early 1990s satirising the Conservative government of the time.

Released: Sep 13, 1987

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Seasons

Season 1

7 episodes

Season 2

7 episodes

Top Cast

Rik Mayall

Alan B'Stard

Michael Troughton

Piers Fletcher-Dervish

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