The New Statesman

Season 1

1987 · 7 episodes · 3h 30m in all · 7.3/10

Episodes

1. 

   1. Happiness is a Warm Gun

   13 Sept 1987 · 30 min · 7.0/10

   Alan is blackmailed into passing a bill arming the police.

2. 

   2. Passport to Freedom

   20 Sept 1987 · 30 min · 7.2/10

   Alan tries to ruin a company of which Sarah has just inherited shares.

3. 

   3. Sex is Wrong

   27 Sept 1987 · 30 min · 7.5/10

   Alan impersonates Sir Steven, leader of the Campaign for Moral Regeneration.

4. 

   4. Waste Not, Want Not

   4 Oct 1987 · 30 min · 7.2/10

   Alan secretly has to move 1000 gallons of toxic waste.

5. 

   5. Friends of St. James

   11 Oct 1987 · 30 min · 7.3/10

   Alan tries to get investors for a Caribbean bank.

6. 

   6. Three Line Whipping

   18 Oct 1987 · 30 min · 7.3/10

   Alan misses an important vote then appears on TV AM without knowing the result.

7. 

   7. Baa Baa Black Sheep

   25 Oct 1987 · 30 min · 7.3/10

   Alan's tries to get an American businessman to build a fast food factory in Haltemprice.