
About this season
The New Statesman is a British sitcom of the late 1980s and early 1990s satirising the Conservative government of the time.
Episodes (7)

1. Fatal Extraction
7.0Aired 15 January 1989 • 30 min
Alan finds oil on public lands then tries to buy it from a Labour Party leader.

2. Live from Westminster
7.0Aired 22 January 1989 • 30 min
Televised debates turns Alan into a media superstar

3. A Wapping Conspiracy
7.0Aired 29 January 1989 • 30 min
Alan is accused of fraternizing with teenaged girls.

4. The Haltemprice Bunker
7.0Aired 5 February 1989 • 30 min
Alan needs publicity so he annonunces that he has found a Nazi.

5. California Here I Come
7.0Aired 12 February 1989 • 30 min
Alan tries to sell a sitcom to an American producer, but Piers has to bail Alan out of jail first.

6. May the Best Man Win
7.0Aired 19 February 1989 • 30 min
Alan tries to sabotage Piers' wedding.

7. Piers of the Realm
7.0Aired 26 February 1989 • 30 min
Alan files for divorce. Piers gets promoted.