TV The New Statesman The New Statesman 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 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 based on novel or book, whodunit, female corpse, Alan B'Stard Rik Mayall Piers Fletcher-Dervish Michael Troughton