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Death threats pour in when Alan is labeled as an animal hater by the tabloids.

Comedy
Year 1991
23 min

The New Statesman returns to provide a masterpiece of political satire. Rik Mayall plays Alan B'Stard, a sly and manipulative Tory MP.

Year: 1991

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E1 • Labour of Love
1. 24 min
2. TV-14
3. CC
Threatened by a recently elected right-wing Tory MP, Alan finds ways to discredit his new opponent.
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E2 • The Party's Over
1. 24 min
2. TV-14
3. CC
All support for the Conservative Party dwindles, Alan is put in charge of boosting it's popularity.
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E3 • Let Them Sniff Cake
1. 23 min
2. TV-14
3. CC
Death threats pour in when Alan is labeled as an animal hater by the tabloids.
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E4 • Keeping Mum
1. 23 min
2. TV-14
3. CC
Karma comes full circle when Alan's callous proposal to amend the the Social Security Bill leads to the closure of residential homes.
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E5 • Natural Selection
1. 23 min
2. TV-14
3. CC
Alan airs his contempt for his constituents at his annual cocktail party.
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E6 • Profit of Boom
1. 23 min
2. TV-14
3. CC
During his tour through the Soviet Union to spread the gospel of capitalism, Alan ends up in a Siberian labor camp with Piers.