

Who Shot Alan B'Stard?
1990, English. Directed by Geoffrey Sax.
The New Statesman: Season 2, Episode 8
An hour long special from the British political satire The New Statesman. After surviving an attempt on his life, Alan B’Stard returns to politics and helps reinstate capital punishment—until the tables turn and he is framed for a murder he didn’t commit. This standalone special serves as the eighth episode of the series and went on to win the BAFTA Award for Best British Comedy.
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- Post-credits
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- Language
- English
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Cast & crew
- Geoffrey SaxDirector
- Rik MayallAlan B'Stard
- Michael TroughtonPiers Fletcher-Dervish
- Marsha FitzalanSarah B'Stard
- Terence AlexanderSir Greville McDonald
- David BealeMr. Speaker
- Michael BiltonSir William Horsey QC
- Paul BirchardXimenes
- Peter BlakeKerry Grout
- Geoffrey ChaterJustice Saunders
- Dickie DaviesSelf
- Janine DuvitskiInterpreter
- Roger GraingerUsher
Details
- Released
- 14 January 1990
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Written by
- Laurence Marks, Maurice Gran
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Who Shot Alan B'Stard? (1990) was directed by Geoffrey Sax and stars Rik Mayall, Michael Troughton, Marsha Fitzalan.