The New Statesman is a British sitcom of the late 1980s and early 1990s satirising the Conservative government of the time.
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The peak run. Top 40% of seasons by average rating — consecutive, with an average of 7.29.
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Rik Mayall
Alan B'Stard
Michael Troughton
Piers Fletcher-Dervish
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7 episodes • 1987Avg: 7.3Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Happiness is a Warm Gun | Sep 13, 1987 | 7.0 |
| 2 | Passport to Freedom | Sep 20, 1987 | 7.3 |
| 3 | Sex is Wrong | Sep 27, 1987 | 7.3 |
| 4 | Waste Not, Want Not | Oct 4, 1987 | 7.3 |
| 5 | Friends of St. James | Oct 11, 1987 | 7.3 |
| 6 | Three Line Whipping | Oct 18, 1987 | 7.3 |
| 7 | Baa Baa Black Sheep | Oct 25, 1987 | 7.3 |
7 episodes • 1989Avg: 7.0
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fatal Extraction | Jan 15, 1989 | 7.0 |
| 2 | Live from Westminster | Jan 22, 1989 | 7.0 |
| 3 | A Wapping Conspiracy | Jan 29, 1989 | 7.0 |
| 4 | The Haltemprice Bunker | Feb 5, 1989 | 7.0 |
| 5 | California Here I Come | Feb 12, 1989 | 7.0 |
| 6 | May the Best Man Win | Feb 19, 1989 | 7.0 |
| 7 | Piers of the Realm | Feb 26, 1989 | 7.0 |
6 episodes • 1991Avg: 7.1
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Labour of Love | Jan 6, 1991 | 7.0 |
| 2 | The Party's Over | Jan 13, 1991 | 7.3 |
| 3 | Let Them Sniff Cake | Jan 20, 1991 | 6.7 |
| 4 | Keeping Mum | Jan 27, 1991 | 7.3 |
| 5 | Natural Selection | Feb 4, 1991 | 6.7 |
| 6 | Profit of Boom | Feb 11, 1991 | 7.3 |
6 episodes • 1992Avg: 7.2
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Back from the Mort | Nov 22, 1992 | 7.3 |
| 2 | H*A*S*H | Nov 29, 1992 | 7.0 |
| 3 | Speaking in Tongues | Dec 6, 1992 | 7.3 |
| 4 | Heil and Farewell | Dec 13, 1992 | 7.0 |
| 5 | A Bigger Splash | Dec 20, 1992 | 7.3 |
| 6 | The Irresistible Rise of Alan B'Stard | Dec 26, 1992 | 7.0 |
