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The New Statesman is a British sitcom made in the late 1980s and early 1990s satirising the United Kingdom's Conservative Party Government of the period. It was written by Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran at the request of, and as a starring vehicle for, its principal actor Rik Mayall.
Original Release
09/13/1987
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Rik Mayall | Alan B'Stard |
| Michael Troughton | Piers Fletcher-Dervish |
| Marsha Fitzalan | Sarah B'Stard |
| Terence Alexander | Sir Greville McDonald / Sir Greville |
| Rowena Cooper | Norman Bormann |
| John Nettleton | Sir Stephen Baxter |
| Berwick Kaler | Geoff Dicquead / Jeffrey Dicquead / Jeff Dicquead |
| Nick Stringer | Crippen / Bob Crippen |
| Victor Lucas | Mr Speaker / House of Commons Speaker / Mr. Speaker |
| Steve Nallon | Margaret Thatcher / Mrs. Thatcher / Mrs Thatcher |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Back from the Mort | Sunday, 22 November 1992 |
| 2 | H*A*S*H | Sunday, 29 November 1992 |
| 3 | Speaking in Tongues | Sunday, 06 December 1992 |
| 4 | Heil and Farewell | Sunday, 13 December 1992 |
| 5 | A Bigger Splash | Sunday, 20 December 1992 |
| 6 | The Irresistible Rise of Alan B'Stard | Saturday, 26 December 1992 |
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Directors
Writers
Maurice Gran, Laurence Marks, Laurence Marks
Creators
Maurice Gran, Laurence Marks, Laurence Marks
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Rik Mayall | Alan B'Stard |
| Michael Troughton | Piers Fletcher-Dervish |
| Marsha Fitzalan | Sarah B'Stard |
| Terence Alexander | Sir Greville McDonald / Sir Greville |
| Rowena Cooper | Norman Bormann |
| John Nettleton | Sir Stephen Baxter |
| Berwick Kaler | Geoff Dicquead / Jeffrey Dicquead / Jeff Dicquead |
| Nick Stringer | Crippen / Bob Crippen |
| Victor Lucas | Mr Speaker / House of Commons Speaker / Mr. Speaker |
| Steve Nallon | Margaret Thatcher / Mrs. Thatcher / Mrs Thatcher |
| Vivien Heilbron | Beatrice Protheroe |
| Benjamin Whitrow | Paddy O'Rourke |
| Brigitte Kahn | Frau Kleist / Ground Hostess |
| Adam Wide | Policeman / Pickles / Messenger |
| John Carlin | House of Commons Speaker |
| John Warnaby | TV Reporter / Political Editor / Auctioneer |
| Alan Hardwick | Newscaster |
| Charles Gray | Roland Gidleigh-Park |
| Peter Sallis | Sidney Bliss |
| Martin Friend | House of Commons Speaker |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| David Reynolds | Executive Producer |
| Michael Pilsworth | Executive Producer |
| John Bartlett | Executive Producer |
| David Reynolds | Executive Producer |
| David Reynolds | Producer |
| Tony Charles | Producer |
| Andrew Benson | Producer |
| Michael Pilsworth | Producer |
| John Bartlett | Producer |
| Bernard McKenna | Producer |
| David Noble | Producer |
| David Reynolds | Producer |
| Neville Cawas Bardoliwalla | Producer |
| David Noble | Producer |
Editors
Bryce Clayton, Lance Tattersall, Stuart Quarmby, Mykola Pawluk
