The New Statesman (1987)

The New Statesman

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

The New Statesman

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Rik Mayall
Rik Mayall
as Alan B'Stard
Michael Troughton
Michael Troughton
as Piers Fletcher-Dervish
Marsha Fitzalan
Marsha Fitzalan
as Sarah B'Stard
Terence Alexander
Terence Alexander
as Sir Greville McDonald as Sir Greville
Nick Stringer
Nick Stringer
as Crippen as Bob Crippen
Rowena Cooper
Rowena Cooper
as Norman Bormann
John Nettleton
John Nettleton
as Sir Stephen Baxter
Victor Lucas
Victor Lucas
as Mr Speaker as Mr. Speaker
John Carlin
John Carlin
as House of Commons Speaker
Vivien Heilbron
Vivien Heilbron
as Beatrice Protheroe
Brigitte Kahn
Brigitte Kahn
as Frau Kleist as Ground Hostess
Adam Wide
Adam Wide
as Policeman as Pickles as Messenger
Berwick Kaler
Berwick Kaler
as Geoff Dicquead as Jeffrey Dicquead
Alan Hardwick
Alan Hardwick
as Newscaster
Steve Nallon
Steve Nallon
as Mrs Thatcher as Mrs. Thatcher
Peter Sallis
Peter Sallis
as Sidney Bliss
Charles Gray
Charles Gray
as Roland Gidleigh-Park
Judith Hibbert
Judith Hibbert
as Chantelle as Secretary
Andy Serkis
Andy Serkis
as Peter Moran
Jim Brogan
Jim Brogan
as Beggar
Jerome Willis
Jerome Willis
as Sir Wallis Austin QC
Benjamin Whitrow
Benjamin Whitrow
as Paddy O'Rourke
Tip Tipping
Tip Tipping
as Mugger as Sleeping MP
Martin Friend
Martin Friend
as House of Commons Speaker
John Warnaby
John Warnaby
as TV Reporter as Political Editor
Stephen Fry
Stephen Fry
as Piers Lonsdale
Celia Imrie
Celia Imrie
as Hilary
John Sessions
John Sessions
as Lord Penistone
John Woodvine
John Woodvine
as Sir Malachi Jellicoe
Serena Gordon
Serena Gordon
as Victoria
Trevor Laird
Trevor Laird
as Lance Okum-Martin
William Simons
William Simons
as Catchpole
Angus MacInnes
Angus MacInnes
as Captain Hirsch
Steffanie Pitt
Steffanie Pitt
as Cyndy
Neville Phillips
Neville Phillips
as Headmaster
John Fitzgerald Jay
John Fitzgerald Jay
as Co-Pilot
Chris Tummings
Chris Tummings
as Police Sergeant
Patrick Godfrey
Patrick Godfrey
as Chief Whip
Tim Stern
Tim Stern
as Cabbie
John Ringham
John Ringham
as Police Commander
Noel Coleman
Noel Coleman
as Judge
Richard Ireson
Richard Ireson
as Inspector Radford
Amanda Walker
Amanda Walker
as Mrs. Selway
Jayne Irving
Jayne Irving
as Herself
Paul Butterworth
Paul Butterworth
as Floor Manager
Howard Lee
Howard Lee
as Patrolman
George Phillips
George Phillips
as Ambulanceman
Christopher Gray
Christopher Gray
as Mrs. Thatcher's Detective
Nick Owen
Nick Owen
as Himself
William Hootkins
William Hootkins
as Willoughby Guzzler
Diana Weston
Diana Weston
as Edie Guzzler
Hubert Rees
Hubert Rees
as Goronwy Hopkins
Joan Bakewell
Joan Bakewell
as Joan Bakewell
Donald Nithsdale
Donald Nithsdale
as Bishop
Alan Starkey
Alan Starkey
as Mayor
Brian Horstead
Brian Horstead
as Ginsburg
Bernard Alexander
Bernard Alexander
as House of Commons Policeman
David Sutch
David Sutch
as Screaming Lord Sutch
David F. Betts
David F. Betts
as Policeman
Charlie Burman
Charlie Burman
as Policeman
David Simeon
David Simeon
as PC Austin
Geoff Oldham
Geoff Oldham
as Conservative Minister
Isabelle Amyes
Isabelle Amyes
as Lady Virginia
Tara Moran
Tara Moran
as Young Conservative
Peter Martin
Peter Martin
as Vernon
Suzette Llewellyn
Suzette Llewellyn
as Georgina
Bernard Gallagher
Bernard Gallagher
as Chief Whip
Tamsin Heatley
Tamsin Heatley
as Annalena
Terence Hillyer
Terence Hillyer
as Larry
Duncan Preston
Duncan Preston
as Floor Manager
Nicholas Parsons
Nicholas Parsons
as Nicholas Parsons
Roger Kitter
Roger Kitter
as Roger Kitter
Alan Downer
Alan Downer
as Minister
Colin Wyatt
Colin Wyatt
as Stage Hand
Charmian May
Charmian May
as Game Show Producer
Natasha Gray
Natasha Gray
as Make Up Girl
Erick Ray Evans
Erick Ray Evans
as Hugo
John Segal
John Segal
as Clive
Peter Spraggon
Peter Spraggon
as Policeman at No 10
Lynda Lee Lewis
Lynda Lee Lewis
as Game Show Hostess
David Stoll
David Stoll
as Judge
Arthur Cox
Arthur Cox
as Ronald Barrett
Paula Jacobs
Paula Jacobs
as Labour MP
Debbie Killingback
Debbie Killingback
as Pamela
Cheryl Miller
Cheryl Miller
as Dhorinja
Kim Benson
Kim Benson
as Agnes
Peter Woods
Peter Woods
as Peter Woods
Richard Whitmore
Richard Whitmore
as Richard Whitmore
William Merrow
William Merrow
as Helmut Drucker
Helen Lederer
Helen Lederer
as Radio Presenter
Allan Larenzo
Allan Larenzo
as Manager
Patricia Samuels
Patricia Samuels
as Protester
Lou Hirsch
Lou Hirsch
as Houghton Mifflin
Julianne White
Julianne White
as Donna Nightingale
Mac McDonald
Mac McDonald
as Sheriff
William Sleigh
William Sleigh
as Castro
Lewis Hancock
Lewis Hancock
as Elevator Attendant
Leonie Mellinger
Leonie Mellinger
as Clarissa
Randal Herley
Randal Herley
as Mr. Mumford
Dorothea Phillips
Dorothea Phillips
as Mrs. Mumford
Neil Daglish
Neil Daglish
as Keith
Michael Branwell
Michael Branwell
as Vicar
Heather Tobias
Heather Tobias
as Woman in Church
Matyelok Gibbs
Matyelok Gibbs
as Mrs. Bick
Stuart Golland
Stuart Golland
as Farmer
Anthony Schaeffer
Anthony Schaeffer
as German Man
James Saxon
James Saxon
as Victor Crosby
Johnny More
Johnny More
as Neil Kinnock
Moray Watson
Moray Watson
as Professor Eugene Quail
Hilary Trott
Hilary Trott
as TV Interviewer
Christa Ackroyd
Christa Ackroyd
as Newsreader
Shend
Shend
as Youth
David Doyle
David Doyle
as Youth
Gill McCahon
Gill McCahon
as Tory Model
Dave Atkins
Dave Atkins
as Liberal Democrat MP
Anna Keaveney
Anna Keaveney
as Marcia Hornsby
Michael Robbins
Michael Robbins
as Mad Eddie
Marc Atwood
Marc Atwood
as Clive
Brenda Bruce
Brenda Bruce
as Beryl
Penny Brownjohn
Penny Brownjohn
as Betty Gammon
Alan Ford
Alan Ford
as Police Inspector
David Lloyd
David Lloyd
as Police Sergeant
Ron Webster
Ron Webster
as House of Commons Policeman
Graham Rigby
Graham Rigby
as Old MP
Nicholas Fry
Nicholas Fry
as Newsreader
Maurice Roëves
Maurice Roëves
as Ken Price
David Bamber
David Bamber
as Julian Whitaker
Sarah Neville
Sarah Neville
as Stella Crossman
Joanne Heywood
Joanne Heywood
as Cher Titley
Pippa Brill
Pippa Brill
as Young Woman
Kevin McNally
Kevin McNally
as Colonel Gromyko
Mark Kingston
Mark Kingston
as Freddy Ogilvy
Joanna Kanska
Joanna Kanska
as Ludmilla
Benedick Blythe
Benedick Blythe
as Count Otto Von Munchweiller
Elizabeth Banks
Elizabeth Banks
as Nun
Nicholas Colicos
Nicholas Colicos
as Journalist
Timothy Morand
Timothy Morand
as Journalist
Robert Schofield
Robert Schofield
as Journalist
David Cardy
David Cardy
as Arturo
Tom Chadbon
Tom Chadbon
as Dutch Commissioner
John Bowe
John Bowe
as Pietro Garibaldi
Christopher Ryan
Christopher Ryan
as Ioannis Douvalopoulos
David Calder
David Calder
as Le Cul
Hans Meyer
Hans Meyer
as Herr Wessel
Paul Bentall
Paul Bentall
as Nicki Ceaucescu
Peter Geeves
Peter Geeves
as Reinhard
Paul O'Grady
Paul O'Grady
as Marlene Dietrich
Catherine Chevalier
Catherine Chevalier
as Newscaster
Yuri Klimov
Yuri Klimov
as Romanian Refugee
John Challis
John Challis
as Gen. Giray
Don Henderson
Don Henderson
as Brigadier Miljanic
Trudy Weiss
Trudy Weiss
as Belinda Howell
Leslie Williamson
Leslie Williamson
as Robert Maxwell
Vincent Grass
Vincent Grass
as Claude Chagrin
Sandy Walsh
Sandy Walsh
as Newsreader
Robert Jezek
Robert Jezek
as American
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Seasons

Season 1

Season 1

Season 2

Season 2

Season 3

Season 3

Season 4

Season 4

Episodes season 0

  • 0x1

    Alan b'stard closes down the bbc (comic relief special)

  • 0x2

    Who shot alan b'stard?

  • 0x3

    A. b'stard exposed

Episodes season 1

  • 1x1

    Happiness is a warm gun

  • 1x2

    Passport to freedom

  • 1x3

    Sex is wrong

  • 1x4

    Waste not, want not

  • 1x5

    Friends of st. james

  • 1x6

    Three line whipping

  • 1x7

    Baa baa black sheep

Episodes season 2

  • 2x1

    Fatal extraction

  • 2x2

    Live from westminster

  • 2x3

    A wapping conspiracy

  • 2x4

    The haltemprice bunker

  • 2x5

    California here i come

  • 2x6

    May the best man win

  • 2x7

    Piers of the realm

Episodes season 3

  • 3x1

    Labour of love

  • 3x2

    The party's over

  • 3x3

    Let them sniff cake

  • 3x4

    Keeping mum

  • 3x5

    Natural selection

  • 3x6

    Profit of boom

Episodes season 4

  • 4x1

    Back from the mort

  • 4x2

    H*a*s*h

  • 4x3

    Speaking in tongues

  • 4x4

    Heil and farewell

  • 4x5

    A bigger splash

  • 4x6

    The irresistible rise of alan b'stard

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