Browse episode ratings trends for The New Statesman. Simply click on the interactive rating graph to explore the best and worst of The New Statesman's 6 episodes.
Best Episodes of The New Statesman
Episode 2
S1 Ep2
9.0
19th Sep 1985
To the embarrassment of his family, George is behaving as if he ruled the world, but he is painfully ignorant about how to take his seat in the House of Lords.
Episode 6
S1 Ep6
8.5
17th Oct 1985
The Vance family get George to smarten up for his debut at the House of Lords. Needless to say, he enters into the spirit of the thing with his usual insane vigour.
Worst Episodes of The New Statesman
Episode 1
S1 Ep1
6.0
12th Sep 1985
George Vance is the custodian of an agricultural museum near Aylesbury. One day he receives news that will change his, and the British, way of life for ever.
Episode 3
S1 Ep3
8.5
26th Sep 1985
The Vances' newly-inherited business, Noble Haddock Limited, is given a trial run on the beaches of North Wales but, in his thirst for power, George has paid scant attention to some of the important details in his life.
The New Statesman Episode Guide
Episode 1
S1 Ep1
6.0
12th Sep 1985
George Vance is the custodian of an agricultural museum near Aylesbury. One day he receives news that will change his, and the British, way of life for ever.
Episode 2
S1 Ep2
9.0
19th Sep 1985
To the embarrassment of his family, George is behaving as if he ruled the world, but he is painfully ignorant about how to take his seat in the House of Lords.
Episode 3
S1 Ep3
8.5
26th Sep 1985
The Vances' newly-inherited business, Noble Haddock Limited, is given a trial run on the beaches of North Wales but, in his thirst for power, George has paid scant attention to some of the important details in his life.
Episode 4
S1 Ep4
8.5
3rd Oct 1985
George meets the Criccieth Chamber of Commerce, believing them to be as Welsh as he is. Will Robert and Clementine think he is worth saving from himself? Or, like the rest of the world, will they try to pretend he doesn't really exist?
Episode 5
S1 Ep5
8.5
10th Oct 1985
George visits Ynys Enlli and stays a little longer than he intended. Eventually, he manages to get his family to listen to the draft of his maiden speech. But why were they trying to avoid doing so in the first place?
Episode 6
S1 Ep6
8.5
17th Oct 1985
The Vance family get George to smarten up for his debut at the House of Lords. Needless to say, he enters into the spirit of the thing with his usual insane vigour.
The best rated episodes of The New Statesman are:
Episode 2 S1E2 rated 9.0
Episode 6 S1E6 rated 8.5
The lowest rated episodes of The New Statesman are:
Episode 1 S1E1 rated 6.0
Episode 3 S1E3 rated 8.5
The first episode of The New Statesman aired on September 12, 1985.
The last episode of The New Statesman aired on October 17, 1985.
