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 (6)
1. Back from the Mort
7.3Aired 22 November 1992 • 30 min
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.
2. H*A*S*H
7.0Aired 29 November 1992 • 30 min
Alan is worried that European drug lords may interfere with his attempt to make a profit from the forthcoming legalization of marijuana.
3. Speaking in Tongues
7.3Aired 6 December 1992 • 30 min
Alan schemes to make some illicit profits from the translators who work for the EC.
4. Heil and Farewell
7.0Aired 13 December 1992 • 30 min
Alan tries to take over leadership of a neo-Nazi organization.
5. A Bigger Splash
7.3Aired 20 December 1992 • 30 min
Alan tries to become a war profiteer by arranging shipments of aid to Bosnia.
6. The Irresistible Rise of Alan B'Stard
7.0Aired 26 December 1992 • 30 min
With his fortunes falling in Europe, Alan tries to get himself appointed to a government post back in England.