TV The New Statesman - Specials The New Statesman - Specials 7.4/10 by 47 users The New Statesman is a British sitcom of the late 1980s and early 1990s satirising the Conservative government of the time. Details Casts Posters Images Title The New Statesman - Specials Alternative Titles First Air Date 1987-09-13 Last Air Date 1992-12-26 Number of Episodes 26 Number of Seasons 4 Genres Comedy, Networks ITV1, Casts Rik Mayall, Michael Troughton Plot Keywords , Alan B'Stard Rik Mayall Piers Fletcher-Dervish Michael Troughton Episodes List The New Statesman Season 0 :Episode 1 Alan B'Stard Closes Down the BBC (Comic Relief Special) Alan B'Stard Closes Down the BBC (Comic Relief Special) 1988-02-05 The New Statesman is a British sitcom of the late 1980s and early 1990s satirising the Conservative government of the time. The New Statesman Season 0 :Episode 2 Who Shot Alan B'Stard? Who Shot Alan B'Stard? 1990-01-14 The New Statesman is a British sitcom of the late 1980s and early 1990s satirising the Conservative government of the time. The New Statesman Season 0 :Episode 3 A. B'Stard Exposed A. B'Stard Exposed 1994-12-30 The New Statesman is a British sitcom of the late 1980s and early 1990s satirising the Conservative government of the time.