Season guide

The New Statesman: Season 2

7 episodes Premiered Jan 15, 1989

Previously on The New Statesman

Season 2 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

⚡ Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of The New Statesman Season 1.
⚡ Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
⚡ Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
⚡ Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.

Season 2 Episodes

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Mytharc (3): Crucial lore & season climaxes

Core (4): Character development & subplots

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S2·E1 Mytharc

Jan 15, 1989

Alan finds oil on public lands then tries to buy it from a Labour Party leader.

S2·E2 Core

Jan 22, 1989

Televised debates turns Alan into a media superstar

S2·E3 Core

Jan 29, 1989

Alan is accused of fraternizing with teenaged girls.

S2·E4 Core

Feb 5, 1989

Alan needs publicity so he annonunces that he has found a Nazi.

S2·E5 Core

Feb 12, 1989

Alan tries to sell a sitcom to an American producer, but Piers has to bail Alan out of jail first.

S2·E6 Mytharc

Feb 19, 1989

Alan tries to sabotage Piers' wedding.

S2·E7 Mytharc

Feb 26, 1989

Alan files for divorce. Piers gets promoted.