• Air date: 06 Jan '91 6 episodes
      The New Statesman is a British sitcom of the late 1980s and early 1990s satirising the Conservative government of the time.
  • List of Episodes (6)
    • 1. Labour of Love

      06 Jan '91
      A new MP threatens Alan's status as the most right-wing member of Commons.
    • 2. The Party's Over

      13 Jan '91
      Alan tries to help the Labour party win the next election so he can blame them for the impending oil shortage.
    • 3. Let Them Sniff Cake

      20 Jan '91
      Alan upsets animal rights activists. A old friend wants a birthday ""cake"" from Alan.
    • 4. Keeping Mum

      27 Jan '91
      Alan's mum visits and threatens to stay forever unless Alan repeals his new bill abolishing social security.
    • 5. Natural Selection

      04 Feb '91
      At his annual cocktail party, Alan upsets a local VIP who threatens to take over his seat in the House.
    • 6. Profit of Boom

      11 Feb '91
      MI5 and the KGB ask Alan to start a new cold war because they no longer have anyone to spy on.