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The Best Episodes of The New Statesman Season 1

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Every episode of The New Statesman Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The New Statesman Season 1!

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.

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  1. Background image for Happiness is a Warm Gun
    7.4/10(101 votes)

    #1 - Happiness is a Warm Gun

    S1:E1

    Alan is blackmailed into passing a bill arming the police.

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    Director:Geoffrey Sax
    Writers:Maurice Gran, Laurence Marks
  2. Background image for Passport to Freedom
    7.4/10(85 votes)

    #2 - Passport to Freedom

    S1:E2

    Alan tries to ruin a company of which Sarah has just inherited shares.

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    Director:Geoffrey Sax
    Writers:Maurice Gran, Laurence Marks
  3. Background image for Sex is Wrong
    7.8/10(84 votes)

    #3 - Sex is Wrong

    S1:E3

    Alan impersonates Sir Steven, leader of the Campaign for Moral Regeneration.

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    Director:Geoffrey Sax
    Writers:Maurice Gran, Laurence Marks
  4. Background image for Waste Not, Want Not
    7.3/10(77 votes)

    #4 - Waste Not, Want Not

    S1:E4

    Alan secretly has to move 1000 gallons of toxic waste.

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    Director:Geoffrey Sax
    Writers:Maurice Gran, Laurence Marks
  5. Background image for Friends of St. James
    7.5/10(77 votes)

    #5 - Friends of St. James

    S1:E5

    Alan tries to get investors for a Caribbean bank.

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    Director:Geoffrey Sax
    Writers:Maurice Gran, Laurence Marks
  6. Background image for Three Line Whipping
    8.1/10(79 votes)

    #6 - Three Line Whipping

    S1:E6

    Alan misses an important vote then appears on TV AM without knowing the result.

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    Director:Geoffrey Sax
    Writers:Maurice Gran, Laurence Marks
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  7. Background image for Baa Baa Black Sheep
    7.6/10(73 votes)

    #7 - Baa Baa Black Sheep

    S1:E7

    Alan's tries to get an American businessman to build a fast food factory in Haltemprice.

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    Director:Geoffrey Sax
    Writers:Maurice Gran, Laurence Marks

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 101 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".