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The New Statesman

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  • Status: Ended
  • First Aired: September 13, 1987
  • Seasons: 4
  • Episodes: 26
  • Networks: ITV1
  • Genres: Comedy
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The New Statesman(1987)

TMDB Rating: 7.4 (47 votes)

Overview

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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Season 1 Poster

Season 1

7 episodes • 1987Avg: 5.9Golden Era

#EpisodeAir DateRating
1Happiness is a Warm GunSep 13, 19875.5
2Passport to FreedomSep 20, 19876.0
3Sex is WrongSep 27, 19876.0
4Waste Not, Want NotOct 4, 19876.0
5Friends of St. JamesOct 11, 19876.0
6Three Line WhippingOct 18, 19876.0
7Baa Baa Black SheepOct 25, 19876.0
Season 2 Poster

Season 2

7 episodes • 1989Avg: 5.5

#EpisodeAir DateRating
1Fatal ExtractionJan 15, 19895.5
2Live from WestminsterJan 22, 19895.5
3A Wapping ConspiracyJan 29, 19895.5
4The Haltemprice BunkerFeb 5, 19895.5
5California Here I ComeFeb 12, 19895.5
6May the Best Man WinFeb 19, 19895.5
7Piers of the RealmFeb 26, 19895.5
Season 3 Poster

Season 3

6 episodes • 1991Avg: 5.8

#EpisodeAir DateRating
1Labour of LoveJan 6, 19915.5
2The Party's OverJan 13, 19916.0
3Let Them Sniff CakeJan 20, 19915.5
4Keeping MumJan 27, 19916.0
5Natural SelectionFeb 4, 19915.5
6Profit of BoomFeb 11, 19916.0
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Season 4

6 episodes • 1992Avg: 5.8

#EpisodeAir DateRating
1Back from the MortNov 22, 19926.0
2H*A*S*HNov 29, 19925.5
3Speaking in TonguesDec 6, 19926.0
4Heil and FarewellDec 13, 19925.5
5A Bigger SplashDec 20, 19926.0
6The Irresistible Rise of Alan B'StardDec 26, 19925.5

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