7.4/1096 votes7.4/10(96)#1 - Happiness is a Warm Gun
Season 1 Episode 1
Aired 9/13/1987
Alan is blackmailed into passing a bill arming the police.
Director: Geoffrey Sax
Writer: Maurice Gran, Laurence Marks
7.4/1080 votes7.4/10(80)#2 - Passport to Freedom
Season 1 Episode 2
Aired 9/20/1987
Alan tries to ruin a company of which Sarah has just inherited shares.
Director: Geoffrey Sax
Writer: Maurice Gran, Laurence Marks
7.8/1079 votes7.8/10(79)#3 - Sex is Wrong
Season 1 Episode 3
Aired 9/27/1987
Alan impersonates Sir Steven, leader of the Campaign for Moral Regeneration.
Director: Geoffrey Sax
Writer: Maurice Gran, Laurence Marks
7.3/1072 votes7.3/10(72)#4 - Waste Not, Want Not
Season 1 Episode 4
Aired 10/4/1987
Alan secretly has to move 1000 gallons of toxic waste.
Director: Geoffrey Sax
Writer: Maurice Gran, Laurence Marks
7.4/1073 votes7.4/10(73)#5 - Friends of St. James
Season 1 Episode 5
Aired 10/11/1987
Alan tries to get investors for a Caribbean bank.
Director: Geoffrey Sax
Writer: Maurice Gran, Laurence Marks
8.1/1074 votes8.1/10(74)#6 - Three Line Whipping
Season 1 Episode 6
Aired 10/18/1987
Alan misses an important vote then appears on TV AM without knowing the result.
Director: Geoffrey Sax
Writer: Maurice Gran, Laurence Marks
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7.5/1069 votes7.5/10(69)#7 - Baa Baa Black Sheep
Season 1 Episode 7
Aired 10/25/1987
Alan's tries to get an American businessman to build a fast food factory in Haltemprice.
Director: Geoffrey Sax
Writer: Maurice Gran, Laurence Marks
The Best Episodes of The New Statesman Season 1
Every episode of The New Statesman Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The New Statesman Season 1!
The New Statesman is a British sitcom of the late 1980s and early 1990s satirising the Conservative government of the time.
Genre:Comedy
Network:ITV1
Episodes
7
Avg. Rating
7.6
S1
S2
S3
S4
E1
E2
E3
7.4
7.4
7.8
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Happiness is a Warm Gun" is the best rated episode of "The New Statesman" season 1. It scored 7.4/10 based on 96 votes. Directed by Geoffrey Sax and written by Maurice Gran, Laurence Marks, it aired on 9/13/1987. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Passport to Freedom".
