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The Best Episodes of The New Statesman Season 2

Every episode of The New Statesman Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The New Statesman Season 2!

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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. #1 Fan Favorite
    The New Statesman Season 2 Episode 4 - The Haltemprice Bunker
    8.1/10(92 votes)

    S2:E4

    Alan needs publicity so he annonunces that he has found a Nazi.

    Director:Geoffrey Sax
    Writers:Maurice Gran, Laurence Marks

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  2. The New Statesman Season 2 Episode 7 - Piers of the Realm
    7.9/10(79 votes)

    S2:E7

    Alan files for divorce. Piers gets promoted.

    Director:Geoffrey Sax
    Writers:Maurice Gran, Laurence Marks

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  3. The New Statesman Season 2 Episode 3 - A Wapping Conspiracy
    7.8/10(80 votes)

    S2:E3

    Alan is accused of fraternizing with teenaged girls.

    Director:Geoffrey Sax
    Writers:Maurice Gran, Laurence Marks

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  4. The New Statesman Season 2 Episode 6 - May the Best Man Win
    7.8/10(80 votes)

    S2:E6

    Alan tries to sabotage Piers' wedding.

    Director:Geoffrey Sax
    Writers:Maurice Gran, Laurence Marks

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  5. The New Statesman Season 2 Episode 1 - Fatal Extraction
    7.7/10(82 votes)

    S2:E1

    Alan finds oil on public lands then tries to buy it from a Labour Party leader.

    Director:Geoffrey Sax
    Writers:Maurice Gran, Laurence Marks

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  6. The New Statesman Season 2 Episode 2 - Live from Westminster
    7.5/10(78 votes)

    S2:E2

    Televised debates turns Alan into a media superstar

    Director:Geoffrey Sax
    Writers:Maurice Gran, Laurence Marks

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  7. The New Statesman Season 2 Episode 5 - California Here I Come
    7.1/10(80 votes)

    S2:E5

    Alan tries to sell a sitcom to an American producer, but Piers has to bail Alan out of jail first.

    Director:Geoffrey Sax
    Writers:Maurice Gran, Laurence Marks

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Season 2 Ratings Summary

"The Haltemprice Bunker" is the best rated episode of "The New Statesman" season 2. It scored 8.1/10 based on 92 votes. Directed by Geoffrey Sax and written by Maurice Gran, Laurence Marks, it aired on 2/5/1989. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Piers of the Realm".