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Best Episodes of The New Statesman
Back from the Mort
S4 Ep1
8.1
22nd Nov 1992
Having survived imprisonment at hard labour in a Russian gulag, Alan attempts a return to politics by joining the European Parliament as representative from an obscure part of East Germany.
Baa Baa Black Sheep
S1 Ep7
8.1
25th Oct 1987
Alan's tries to get an American businessman to build a fast food factory in Haltemprice.
Keeping Mum
S3 Ep4
8.1
27th Jan 1991
Alan's mum visits and threatens to stay forever unless Alan repeals his new bill abolishing social security.
Friends of St. James
S1 Ep5
7.9
11th Oct 1987
Alan tries to get investors for a Caribbean bank.
Three Line Whipping
S1 Ep6
7.9
18th Oct 1987
Alan misses an important vote then appears on TV AM without knowing the result.
Sex is Wrong
S1 Ep3
7.9
27th Sep 1987
Alan impersonates Sir Steven, leader of the Campaign for Moral Regeneration.
Waste Not, Want Not
S1 Ep4
7.8
4th Oct 1987
Alan secretly has to move 1000 gallons of toxic waste.
The Irresistible Rise of Alan B'Stard
S4 Ep6
7.8
26th Dec 1992
With his fortunes falling in Europe, Alan tries to get himself appointed to a government post back in England.
Worst Episodes of The New Statesman
Heil and Farewell
S4 Ep4
7.3
13th Dec 1992
Alan tries to take over leadership of a neo-Nazi organization.
A Bigger Splash
S4 Ep5
7.3
20th Dec 1992
Alan tries to become a war profiteer by arranging shipments of aid to Bosnia.
Speaking in Tongues
S4 Ep3
7.3
6th Dec 1992
Alan schemes to make some illicit profits from the translators who work for the EC.
California Here I Come
S2 Ep5
7.4
12th Feb 1989
Alan tries to sell a sitcom to an American producer, but Piers has to bail Alan out of jail first.
Let Them Sniff Cake
S3 Ep3
7.5
20th Jan 1991
Alan upsets animal rights activists. A old friend wants a birthday ""cake"" from Alan.
Piers of the Realm
S2 Ep7
7.5
26th Feb 1989
Alan files for divorce. Piers gets promoted.
May the Best Man Win
S2 Ep6
7.5
19th Feb 1989
Alan tries to sabotage Piers' wedding.
The Haltemprice Bunker
S2 Ep4
7.5
5th Feb 1989
Alan needs publicity so he annonunces that he has found a Nazi.
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Happiness is a Warm Gun
S1 Ep1
7.7
13th Sep 1987
Alan is blackmailed into passing a bill arming the police.
Passport to Freedom
S1 Ep2
7.8
20th Sep 1987
Alan tries to ruin a company of which Sarah has just inherited shares.
Sex is Wrong
S1 Ep3
7.9
27th Sep 1987
Alan impersonates Sir Steven, leader of the Campaign for Moral Regeneration.
Waste Not, Want Not
S1 Ep4
7.8
4th Oct 1987
Alan secretly has to move 1000 gallons of toxic waste.
Friends of St. James
S1 Ep5
7.9
11th Oct 1987
Alan tries to get investors for a Caribbean bank.
Three Line Whipping
S1 Ep6
7.9
18th Oct 1987
Alan misses an important vote then appears on TV AM without knowing the result.
Baa Baa Black Sheep
S1 Ep7
8.1
25th Oct 1987
Alan's tries to get an American businessman to build a fast food factory in Haltemprice.
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 best rated episodes of The New Statesman are:
Back from the Mort S4E1 rated 8.1
Baa Baa Black Sheep S1E7 rated 8.1
Keeping Mum S3E4 rated 8.1
Friends of St. James S1E5 rated 7.9
Three Line Whipping S1E6 rated 7.9
Sex is Wrong S1E3 rated 7.9
Waste Not, Want Not S1E4 rated 7.8
The Irresistible Rise of Alan B'Stard S4E6 rated 7.8
The lowest rated episodes of The New Statesman are:
Heil and Farewell S4E4 rated 7.3
A Bigger Splash S4E5 rated 7.3
Speaking in Tongues S4E3 rated 7.3
California Here I Come S2E5 rated 7.4
Let Them Sniff Cake S3E3 rated 7.5
Piers of the Realm S2E7 rated 7.5
May the Best Man Win S2E6 rated 7.5
The Haltemprice Bunker S2E4 rated 7.5
The first episode of The New Statesman aired on September 13, 1987.
The last episode of The New Statesman aired on December 26, 1992.
