TV Series
Where to Watch The New Statesman (1987)
You can watch the TV series The New Statesman on Shout! Factory, Prime Video, and BritBox in the United States. It is also free on Prime Video, Pluto TV, The Roku Channel, Plex Player, Plex Channel, Tubi TV, and Fawesome. You can also rent or buy it on Prime Video. Verified Sep 27, 2026.
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Seasons and episodes
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What it's about
Tells the adventures of Conservative MP Alan B'Stard, a man who doesn't have any morals at all. He stops at nothing to make himself richer and more powerful in the party and is involved in drugs, adult films, fraud (making up charities with the initials C.A.S.H when writing on cheques) and even murder but believes that he will never be caught as he is a Conservative MP and therefore all powerful. He has almost complete power over another MP - Piers Fletcher-Dervish who is nearly completely brainless. His wife Sarah B'Stard has very loose morals (both of them have affairs mostly every day) and has hated her husband from five minutes after they got married and tries to use Alan to get anything she wants. Each episode contains recent news items and Alan moves with the times with things like the end of the cold war, the Nazi hunt in the late 80's as well as the Animal Freedom Party. Keeping up with the huge amount of cash, Alan moves (in the 4th season) to the European Union to continue to make herself richer and to climb to the most powerful position he can reach...
Cast and crew
- Writer
- Maurice Gran, Laurence Marks
- Starring
- Rik Mayall, Michael Troughton, Marsha Fitzalan
Details
- Released
- 1987-09-13
- Language
- English
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Awards
- Won 1 BAFTA Award1 win & 1 nomination total
Where to Watch The New Statesman (1987) — common questions
- Where to watch The New Statesman?
- You can watch the TV series The New Statesman on Shout! Factory, Prime Video, and BritBox in the United States. It is also free on Prime Video, Pluto TV, The Roku Channel, Plex Player, Plex Channel, Tubi TV, and Fawesome. You can also rent or buy it on Prime Video.
- Where can I watch The New Statesman?
- You can watch the TV series The New Statesman on Shout! Factory, Prime Video, and BritBox in the United States. It is also free on Prime Video, Pluto TV, The Roku Channel, Plex Player, Plex Channel, Tubi TV, and Fawesome. You can also rent or buy it on Prime Video.
- Where can I stream the TV series The New Statesman (1987)?
- The New Statesman is streaming on Shout! Factory, Prime Video, and BritBox in the United States.
- Can I watch The New Statesman for free?
- Yes. The New Statesman is available free on Prime Video, Pluto TV, The Roku Channel, Plex Player, Plex Channel, Tubi TV, and Fawesome in the United States.
- Is The New Statesman on Shout! Factory?
- Yes. You can watch The New Statesman on Shout! Factory in the United States.
- Is The New Statesman on Prime Video?
- Yes. You can watch The New Statesman on Prime Video in the United States.
- Is The New Statesman on BritBox?
- Yes. You can watch The New Statesman on BritBox in the United States.
