But, as usual, alans libido and a little white powder gets the better of him. All over the place, alternatively heartbreaking and silly, plots were thickening up before your very eyes in this episode. Watch the new statesman season 2, episode 2 live from westminster. Series 4, episode 2 hash now working as a highclass prostitute to the brussels elite, its not long before alan has a plan for sarah. Alan bstards reputation as the most rightwing tory mp in the house is under threat. Alans mother visits and threatens to stay forever unless alan repeals his new bill abolishing social security. This second series, 7 x 30 25, continues to trace the ruthless career of alan bstard, as he attempts to reach the top of the political ladder through foul and devious means.
Season 4 guide for the new statesman tv series see the episodes list with schedule and episode summary. Both bstard and the writers seemed to have bitten off more than they could chew. Watch the new statesman online full episodes of season 4. When the european community considers legalising cannabis, alan gets caught between the interests of the tobacco industry and those of organised crime. Alan uses the resurgence of nazi sympathisers in europe to make some money. It was even more disappointing that, after seven series of buildup, jaime and briennes relationship was initiated and ended during the space of this one episode. A extreme rightwing conservative who cares for no one. Iain duncan smith claims david cameron and george osborne could divide society. Passport to freedom has alan worried that an unwanted pregnancy might end his career. Alan needs publicity so he annonunces that he has found a nazi. A british comedy that might be described as a combination of yes, minister and blackadder, this is the story o. A extreme rightwing conservative who cares for no one but himself. You can also buy, rent the new statesman on demand at amazon online. Working class fatso victor crosby has just won the accrington byelection for the conservatives and, through his publicly declared extreme political views, is on the brink of stealing bstards thunder.
Televised debates turns alan into a media superstar. Buy, rent the new statesman, season 4 episode 2, is available to watch and stream on itv. In happiness is a warm gun the police begin to suspect the tactics which led to alans electoral victory. It was disappointing that, to tidy up their love triangle, the writers made tormund shrug off his longheld affection for brienne so quickly. Watch the new statesman season 3, episode 4 keeping mum.
Season 2 guide for the new statesman tv series see the episodes list with schedule and episode summary. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comic con sundance film festival toronto intl film. Episode 2 2 6 to his familys embarrassment, george thinks he rules the world but is painfully ignorant. Alan finds oil on public lands then tries to buy it from a labour party leader. Tables turn, however, when he is pinned for a murder he didnt commit. With his fortunes falling in europe, alan tries to get himself appointed to a government post back in england. Series 2, episode 4 the haltemprice bunker in his latest drive for even greater fame and fortune, alan sets about unmasking a nazi he happens to know is hiding in britain. Watch all 8 the new statesman episodes from season 2,view pictures, get episode information and more. Catch up on last weeks instalment here the plot thickens. The new statesman is a british sitcom of the late 1980s and early 1990s satirising the conservative government of the time. Stars rik mayall, michael troughton, marsha fitzalan, rowena cooper and others. Immorality is permanent flavour of the month in bstards office, as it seems that the cunning mp cannot sink low enough, nor come up with a plot nasty enough even for his deeply flawed sense of. There is great effort taken to carry storylines across episodes and to show bstard as both ambitious and overmatched.
The new statesman s02 ep07 piers of the realm hd watch. He use his position as the most popular politician to make his life. The new statesman series 2, episode 4 the haltemprice. For instance, we finally got a bit of background on commander. Following an attempt on his life, bstard returns and helps reinstate capital punishment.
The new statesman series and episodes list british. The new statesman tv show season 4 episodes list next. The ultra rightwing alan bstard, the most selfish, greedy, dishonest, sadistic and sociopathic conservative mp of them. This blog is for people watching the hour on wednesday nights on bbc2. The new statesman series 4, episode 2 hash british. A masterpiece of political satire, this emmywinning comedy stars rik mayall as the ruthless conservative mp alan bstard. The new statesman season 4 episode 6 the irresistible rise of alan bstard. Dont read ahead if you havent watched it yet contains spoilers. Piers, meanwhile, is under extreme pressure in his new job as an eu commissioner, and working on drugs laws. Episodes 1 to 4 from the first series of the comedy show following the corrupt exploits of morallychallenged tory mp alan bstard rik mayall.
Season 4 takes a different tactic, placing the intractable alan bstard in the international scene. The new statesman 1987 was a british sitcom and political satire that made fun of the conservative government of that time. Buy series 4 the new statesman the complete series dvd. The molotov cocktails may be raining down on refugee hostels in germany, but alan bstard is more concerned with potentially explosive plan which he has up his sleeve. Alan bstard appears in his sleazy entirety in this fourdisc box set. Series 2, episode 5 california here i come alan and piers are in california hoping to sell a westminsterbased tv series to who they believe to be a gullible american producer. Watch the new statesman hash s4 e2 online watch online anytime. Having been reelected to parliament from a district in wales, alan is interviewed about his plans for the future. The new statesman tv show season 2 episodes list next. The new statesman season 1 episode 2 passport to freedom. It followed the career of alan bstard, a newly elected and utterly corrupt member of parliament. The new statesman s01e02 passport to freedom youtube. The new statesman series 2, episode 5 british comedy guide. The haltemprice bunker full episode the new statesman series 2 episode 4.
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