The New Statesman (1987)
1987 · 4 seasons · Comedy
The New Statesman is a British sitcom of the late 1980s and early 1990s satirising the Conservative government of the time.
Created by Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran. Starring Rik Mayall and Michael Troughton.
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