The New Statesman (1987)

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

• Released: 1987-09-13
• Genres: Comedy
• Seasons: 4, 26 episodes
• Episode length: 30m
• Network: ITV1
• Status: Ended
• TMDB rating: 7.5/10 from 54 votes

Created by Laurence Marks, Maurice Gran.

Top cast

• Rik Mayall as Alan B'Stard
• Michael Troughton as Piers Fletcher-Dervish

Full cast & crew

Where to watch The New Statesman

• United States: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Britbox Apple TV channel, BritBox, BritBox Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Shout! Factory Amazon Channel; watch free on Fawesome, The Roku Channel, Pluto TV, Plex, Plex Channel, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Tubi TV, Amazon MX Player; buy on Amazon Video
• United Kingdom: stream on ITVX Premium; watch free on ITVX; buy on Amazon Video
• Canada: stream on BritBox Amazon Channel, BritBox, Britbox Apple TV channel; watch free on Tubi TV, Plex
• Australia: stream on Britbox Apple TV channel

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