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- 1. Happiness Is a Warm Gun Sep 13, 1987
- A newly elected Tory MP (Rik Mayall) earns illegal profits.
- 2. Passport to Freedom Sep 20, 1987
- Alan uses forgery to negate his wife's inheritance.
- 3. Sex Is Wrong Sep 27, 1987
- Alan profits from the sale of risque material.
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The New Statesman is a British political and cultural news magazine published in London. Founded as a weekly review of politics and literature on 12 April 1913, it was at first connected with Sidney and Beatrice Webb and other leading members of the socialist Fabian Society , such as George Bernard Shaw , who was a founding director.
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The New Statesman is the leading progressive political and cultural magazine in the UK, founded in 1913 by the Fabian intellectuals. It covers the latest political, economic, geopolitical and cultural events and ideas with a focus on liberal politics and intelligent writing. It has a vibrant print-digital hybrid and a diverse audience of opinion-formers and decision-makers.
The New Statesman is a British sitcom made in the late 1980s and early 1990s satirising the United Kingdom's Conservative government of the period. It was written by Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran at the request of, and as a starring vehicle for, its principal actor Rik Mayall.
The New Statesman is a TV series that follows the adventures of a corrupt and amoral Conservative MP, Alan B'Stard, and his associates. The series ran from 1987 to 1994 and won a BAFTA award.
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