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The New Statesman: Season 1

7 episodes Premiered Sep 13, 1987 Updated Oct 2, 2026
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Season 1 Episodes

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Season 1: Filler vs. Essential Canon

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Mytharc (3): Crucial lore & season climaxes
Core (4): Character development & subplots
Side Quest (0): Standalone / filler
S1·E1 Mytharc

Happiness is a Warm Gun

Sep 13, 1987 · 30 min

Alan is blackmailed into passing a bill arming the police.

S1·E2 Core

Passport to Freedom

Sep 20, 1987 · 30 min

Alan tries to ruin a company of which Sarah has just inherited shares.

S1·E3 Core

Sex is Wrong

Sep 27, 1987 · 30 min

Alan impersonates Sir Steven, leader of the Campaign for Moral Regeneration.

S1·E4 Core

Waste Not, Want Not

Oct 4, 1987 · 30 min

Alan secretly has to move 1000 gallons of toxic waste.

S1·E5 Core

Friends of St. James

Oct 11, 1987 · 30 min

Alan tries to get investors for a Caribbean bank.

S1·E6 Mytharc

Three Line Whipping

Oct 18, 1987 · 30 min

Alan misses an important vote then appears on TV AM without knowing the result.

S1·E7 Mytharc

Baa Baa Black Sheep

Oct 25, 1987 · 30 min

Alan's tries to get an American businessman to build a fast food factory in Haltemprice.

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