The New Statesman
Comedy
198726 Episodes★ 7.5
The New Statesman is a British sitcom of the late 1980s and early 1990s satirising the Conservative government of the time.
Comedy
The New Statesman is a British sitcom of the late 1980s and early 1990s satirising the Conservative government of the time.
Alan is blackmailed into passing a bill arming the police.
Alan tries to ruin a company of which Sarah has just inherited shares.
Alan impersonates Sir Steven, leader of the Campaign for Moral Regeneration.
Alan secretly has to move 1000 gallons of toxic waste.
Alan tries to get investors for a Caribbean bank.
Alan misses an important vote then appears on TV AM without knowing the result.
Alan's tries to get an American businessman to build a fast food factory in Haltemprice.
Cast: Rik Mayall, Michael Troughton, Marsha Fitzalan, Terence Alexander, Nick Stringer, Rowena Cooper, John Nettleton, Victor Lucas, John Carlin, Vivien Heilbron, Brigitte Kahn, Adam Wide, Berwick Kaler, Steve Nallon, Peter Sallis, Charles Gray, Judith Hibbert, Andy Serkis, Jim Brogan, Alan Hardwick, Benjamin Whitrow, Tip Tipping, Martin Friend, John Warnaby, Hugh Laurie, Stephen Fry, Celia Imrie, John Sessions, John Woodvine, Serena Gordon
Genres: Comedy
Rik Mayall
Alan B'Stard
Michael Troughton
Piers Fletcher-Dervish
Marsha Fitzalan
Sarah B'Stard
Terence Alexander
Sir Greville McDonald
Nick Stringer
Crippen
Rowena Cooper
Norman Bormann
John Nettleton
Sir Stephen Baxter
Victor Lucas
Mr. Speaker
John Carlin
House of Commons Speaker
Vivien Heilbron
Beatrice Protheroe
Brigitte Kahn
Frau Kleist
Adam Wide
Policeman
Berwick Kaler
Geoff Dicquead
Steve Nallon
Mrs. Thatcher
Peter Sallis
Sidney Bliss
Charles Gray
Roland Gidleigh-Park
Judith Hibbert
Secretary
Andy Serkis
Peter Moran
Jim Brogan
Beggar
Alan Hardwick
Newscaster
Benjamin Whitrow
Paddy O'Rourke
Tip Tipping
Sleeping MP
Martin Friend
House of Commons Speaker
John Warnaby
TV Reporter
Hugh Laurie
Waiter
Stephen Fry
Piers Lonsdale
Celia Imrie
Hilary
John Sessions
Lord Penistone
John Woodvine
Sir Malachi Jellicoe
Serena Gordon
Victoria
Spitting Image
Spitting Image is an award winning British satirical puppet show, created by Peter Fluck, Roger Law and Martin Lambie-Nairn. The series was produced by Spitting Image Productions for Central Independent Television over 18 series which aired on the ITV from 1984 to 1996. The series was nominated and won numerous awards during its run including 10 BAFTA Awards, including one for editing in 1989, and even won two Emmy Awards in 1985 and 1986 in the Popular Arts Category. The series featured puppet caricatures of celebrities famous during the 1980s and 1990s, including British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and fellow Tory politicians, American president Ronald Reagan, and the British Royal Family. The Series was the first to caricature the Queen mother.
21 EpisodesSatirical sitcom set in the office of a UK Cabinet minister, Jim Hacker MP, who struggles with Civil Service bureaucracy and political machinations as he tries to get on with government business.
18 EpisodesThe League of Gentlemen is a British sitcom broadcast on BBC Two over three series from 1999 to 2002. In the fictional Northern England town of Royston Vasey—based on Bacup, Lancashire—the lives are explored of dozens of bizarre citizens, much of whom are played by three of the show's four writers—Mark Gatiss, Steve Pemberton, and Reece Shearsmith—who, along with Jeremy Dyson, formed the titular comedy troupe in 1995. The programme was followed by a film in 2005, and a three-part revival miniseries in December 2017 to celebrate the group's 20th anniversary.
A spoof of the British news — including ridiculous stories, patronising vox pops, offensively hard-hitting research and a sports presenter clearly struggling for metaphors. Adapted from Radio 4 series 'On the Hour'.
A zany comedy show with Matt Lucas and David Walliams, featuring characters from all over Little Britain.
Rising Damp
Set in a seedy bedsit, the cowardly landlord Rigsby has his conceits debunked by his long suffering tenants.