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Description
The New Statesman is a British sitcom of the late 1980s and early 1990s satirising the Conservative government of the time. It was written by Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran at the request of, and as a starring vehicle for, its principal actor, Rik Mayall. The show's theme tune is an arrangement by Alan Hawkshaw of part of the Promenade from Pictures at an Exhibition by Russian composer Modest Mussorgsky. The programme was made by the ITV franchise Yorkshire Television between 1987 and 1992, although the BBC made two special episodes; one in 1988, the other in 1994.
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| Runtime of the episode | 30 minutes |
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| Network | ITV |
| Language | English |
| Themes | london england politics dark comedy satire yorkshire greed british humour conservative politician sitcom parliament northern england cult tv house of commons |
| Created by | Laurence Marks Maurice Gran |
Seasons
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Season 0Episodes: 3Date of release: 05 Feb 1988
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Season 1Episodes: 7Date of release: 13 Sep 1987
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Season 2Episodes: 7Date of release: 15 Jan 1989
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Season 3Episodes: 6Date of release: 06 Jan 1991
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Season 4Episodes: 6Date of release: 22 Nov 1992
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