TV The New Statesman - Season 3 Episode 4 : Keeping Mum The New Statesman - Season 3 Episode 4 : Keeping Mum 7.4/10 by 47 users Alan's mum visits and threatens to stay forever unless Alan repeals his new bill abolishing social security. Details Casts Posters Images Title The New Statesman - Season 3 Episode 4 : Keeping Mum 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 3 :Episode 1 Labour of Love Labour of Love 1991-01-06 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 3 :Episode 2 The Party's Over The Party's Over 1991-01-13 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 3 :Episode 3 Let Them Sniff Cake Let Them Sniff Cake 1991-01-20 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 3 :Episode 4 Keeping Mum Keeping Mum 1991-01-27 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 3 :Episode 5 Natural Selection Natural Selection 1991-02-04 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 3 :Episode 6 Profit of Boom Profit of Boom 1991-02-11 The New Statesman is a British sitcom of the late 1980s and early 1990s satirising the Conservative government of the time.