New Statesman, The

Last Edited: 15-Feb-2016
A Global British Comedy Collaborative document. Edited by John Lucas
Broadcast source is BBC Radio Four unless otherwise indicated. Recording quality is considered good unless otherwise indicated.

Date Episode Title Cast Parameters
13-Sep-1987 1-1 Happiness is a Warm Gun Director: Geoffrey Sax
Writers: Laurence Marks, Maurice Gran
Stars: Rik Mayall, Rowena Cooper, Marsha Fitzalan
AVI Video
25:40, 327948
20-Sep-1987 1-2 Passport to Freedom Director: Geoffrey Sax
Writers: Laurence Marks, Maurice Gran
Stars: Rik Mayall, Rowena Cooper, Marsha Fitzalan
AVI Video
24:08, 307392
27-Sep-1987 1-3 Sex is Wrong Director: Geoffrey Sax
Writers: Laurence Marks, Maurice Gran
Stars:  Rik Mayall, Vivien Heilbron, John Nettleton
AVI Video
24:11, 307250
04-Oct-1987 1-4 Waste Not Want Not Director: Geoffrey Sax
Writers: Laurence Marks, Maurice Gran
Stars: Rik Mayall, Rowena Cooper, Marsha Fitzalan
AVI Video
24:27, 307363
11-Oct-1987 1-5 Friends of St. James Director: Geoffrey Sax
Writers: Laurence Marks, Maurice Gran
Stars:  Rik Mayall, Rowena Cooper, Michael Troughton
AVI Video
23:35, 307364
18-Oct-1987 1-6 Three Line Whipping Director: Geoffrey Sax
Writers: Laurence Marks, Maurice Gran
Stars:  Rik Mayall, Rowena Cooper, Michael Troughton
AVI Video
24:41, 307442
25-Oct-1987 1-7 Baa Baa Black Sheep Director: Geoffrey Sax
Writers: Laurence Marks, Maurice Gran
Stars: Rik Mayall, Rowena Cooper, Marsha Fitzalan
AVI Video
24:25, 307503
06-Mar-1988
special
Alan B'Stard Closes Down the BBC
Writers: Laurence Marks, Maurice Gran
Stars:  Rik Mayall, Michael Troughton, Marsha Fitzalan
70:00?
15-Jan-1989 2-1 Fatal Extraction Director: Geoffrey Sax
Writers: Laurence Marks, Maurice Gran
Stars:  Rik Mayall, Michael Troughton, Suzette Llewellyn
AVI Video
24:26, 307164
22-Jan-1989 2-2 Live from Westminster Director: Geoffrey Sax
Writers: Laurence Marks, Maurice Gran
Stars:  Rik Mayall, Michael Troughton, Marsha Fitzalan
AVI Video
24:59, 307458
29-Jan-1989 2-3 A Wapping Conspiracy Director: Geoffrey Sax
Writers: Laurence Marks, Maurice Gran
Stars:  Rik Mayall, Michael Troughton, Marsha Fitzalan
AVI Video
23:40, 307301
05-Feb-1989 2-4 The Haltemprice Bunker Director: Geoffrey Sax
Writers: Laurence Marks, Maurice Gran
Stars:  Rik Mayall, Michael Troughton, Stephen Fry
AVI Video
24:25, 307597
12-Feb-1989 2-5 California Here I Come Director: Geoffrey Sax
Writers: Laurence Marks, Maurice Gran
Stars:  Rik Mayall, Michael Troughton, Lou Hirsch
AVI Video
24:08, 307341
19-Feb-1989 2-6 May the Best Man Win Director: Geoffrey Sax
Writers: Laurence Marks, Maurice Gran
Stars:  Rik Mayall, Michael Troughton, Marsha Fitzalan
AVI Video
23:57, 307483
26-Feb-1989 2-7 Piers of the Realm Director: Geoffrey Sax
Writers: Laurence Marks, Maurice Gran
Stars:  Rik Mayall, Michael Troughton, Marsha Fitzalan
AVI Video
24:42, 307424
14-Jan-1990
special
Who Shot Alan B'Stard?
Director: Geoffrey Sax
Writers: Laurence Marks, Maurice Gran
Stars:  Rik Mayall, Michael Troughton, Marsha Fitzalan
70:00?
06-Jan-1991 3-1 Labour of Love Director:  Graeme Harper
Writers: Laurence Marks, Maurice Gran
Stars: Rik Mayall, Rowena Cooper, Marsha Fitzalan
AVI Video
24:38, 307389
13-Jan-1991 3-2 The Party's Over Director:  Graeme Harper
Writers: Laurence Marks, Maurice Gran
Stars:  Rik Mayall, Michael Troughton, Terence Alexander
AVI Video
24:26, 307322
20-Jan-1991 3-3 Let Them Sniff Cake Director:  Graeme Harper
Writers: Laurence Marks, Maurice Gran
Stars:  Rik Mayall, Michael Troughton, Marsha Fitzalan
AVI Video
23:21, 307363
27-Jan-1991 3-4 Keeping Mum Director:  Graeme Harper
Writers: Laurence Marks, Maurice Gran
Stars:  Rik Mayall, Michael Troughton, Marsha Fitzalan
AVI Video
23:14, 357546
03-Feb-1991 3-5 Natural Selection Director:  Graeme Harper
Writers: Laurence Marks, Maurice Gran
Stars:  Rik Mayall, Michael Troughton, Marsha Fitzalan
AVI Video
23:48, 307434
10-Feb-1991 3-6 Profit of Boom Director:  Graeme Harper
Writers: Laurence Marks, Maurice Gran
Stars:  Rik Mayall, Michael Troughton, Marsha Fitzalan
AVI Video
23:51, 307312
22-Nov-1992 4-1 Back from the Mort Director:  Graeme Harper
Writers: Laurence Marks, Maurice Gran
Stars:  Rik Mayall, Michael Troughton, Marsha Fitzalan
AVI Video
25:22, 307169
29-Nov-1992 4-2 H*A*S*H Director:  Graeme Harper
Writers: Laurence Marks, Maurice Gran
Stars:  Rik Mayall, Michael Troughton, Marsha Fitzalan
AVI Video
24:10, 307370
06-Dec-1992 4-3 Speaking in Tongues Director:  Graeme Harper
Writers: Laurence Marks, Maurice Gran
Stars:   Rik Mayall, Michael Troughton, Terence Alexander
AVI Video
24:12, 307519
13-Dec-1992 4-4 Heil and Farewell Director:  Graeme Harper
Writers: Laurence Marks, Maurice Gran
Stars:  Rik Mayall, Michael Troughton, Marsha Fitzalan
AVI Video
24:13, 307272
20-Dec-1992 4-5 A Bigger Splash Director:  Graeme Harper
Writers: Laurence Marks, Maurice Gran
Stars:  Rik Mayall, Michael Troughton, Marsha Fitzalan
AVI Video
24:21, 307258
26-Dec-1992 4-6 The Irresistible Rise of Alan B'Stard Director:  Graeme Harper
Writers: Laurence Marks, Maurice Gran
Stars:  Rik Mayall, Michael Troughton, Marsha Fitzalan
AVI Video
24:45, 307429
30-Dec-1994 special
A B'Stard Exposed Director:   Marcus Mortimer
Writers: Laurence Marks, Maurice Gran
Stars:   Sara Markland, Rik Mayall, Geoffrey McGivern 
AVI Video
60:19, 715740

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