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# The New Statesman - The Complete Series [DVD] [1987]

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Brilliant political satire
  

*by M***T on Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 28 November 2013*

Rik Mayall is absolutely brilliant as Alan B'Stard, the Conservative MP for the fictional constituency of Haltemprice, who was a selfish, greedy, dishonest, devious, lecherous, sadistic ultra-right-wing Conservative back bencher. Alan B'Stard was the youngest MP at the age of 31, and was a distillation of the greed and callousness that were considered the hallmarks of new money Thatcherites. He was married to the devious Sarah (played by Marsha Fitzalan), a vain, bisexual nymphomaniac who wanted nothing more than for Alan to die so she could become a rich widow. The couple cheated on each other in perpetuity but remained in a marriage of convenience; Sarah because of Alan's money and Alan because Sarah's father controlled the local Tory Party and held Alan's seat in his gift.B'Stard's sidekick in his machinations was the upper-class and old school (but incredibly dim-witted) Tory, Piers Fletcher-Dervish (played by Michael Troughton). Piers was essentially a very kind-hearted and hard-working MP, albeit one who rarely spoke in the house and was completely under Alan's control. Usually Piers was conned into Alan's schemes through trickery or bullying although he would inevitably cock up the simplest of instructions.The sitcom was one of the most critically successful ITV comedy series of its day, and developed a strong following: the audience laughter was so loud and persistent that it apparently caused the show to overrun and the writers had to shorten the scripts to compensate. However, it was also regarded as very cruel and irreverent, treating all its subjects with black humour and violent slapstick. Rik Mayall said of the audience reaction he received "In the first series people were saying 'Gosh, isn't Rik Mayall good-looking?' but by the second they were saying 'Gosh, isn't Rik Mayall a good actor?' and that's all I ever really wanted." The programme was made by the ITV franchise Yorkshire Television between 1987 and 1992, although the BBC made two special episodes; one in 1988, the other in 1994.I bought this DVD set for my dad as a birthday present and he really enjoyed it, and so did I. I had seen The New Statesman before as my dad originally had the first series on video which he bought from the now-defunct retailer Britannia several years ago, it was very entertaining then and it's still entertaining now, the humour hasn't dated at all. Very highly recommended.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    GREAT SET!!!!
  

*by W***0 on Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 24 October 2003*

Definitely one of the best Britcom-DVD-Boxes!This DVD-Box-Set includes all 4 series (26 episodes) of thehighly successful comedy series starring Rik Mayall as theruthless MP Alan B'Stard.Great characters like his loyal servant Piers (MichaelTroughton), his revengeful wife Sarah (Marsha Fitzalan)or his creative accountant Norman Bormann (R.R. Cooper),whose sex changes during the first series, contribute to the fun.There are also cameos from fellow comedians Stephen Fry& Hugh Laurie and Chris Ryan (The Young Ones, Bottom).The 1990 one-hour-special "Who shot Alan B'Stard?" is,thankfully, also included. Strangely, the special is placedat the end of the 4th disc / series, although it takes placebetween the 2nd & 3rd series.The long deleted video release "The Absolute B'Stard Box Set"placed the special rightly at the start of the 3rd cassette.Missing on the DVD-Box is a 15min. Comic Strip-special"The New Statesman at No.10", but this was no real episode,and Rik Mayall was acting partly out of character.So there is no real drawback, as you have all regular episodestogether in a box, and the price is unbeatable, consideringwhat other DVD-Boxes cost.If you like Rik Mayall and comedy like "Black Adder",this one is definitely for you!!!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Even better than when I saw the original 80s/90s broadcast
  

*by J***N on Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 29 November 2016*

ITV's superbly off-the-wall response to the BBC's brilliant "Yes Minister"/"Yes Prime Minister".As here, Rik Mayall's best comedy was always rooted in slapstick and surrealism, albeit most excellently executed with his long-time compadre Ade Edmondson, who doesn't appear in these DVDs.The New Statesman has managed to portray enough depth, insight and the intricate devious machinations of politics and sexual intrigue to make this not only watchable (and almost believable), but with perhaps more widespread appeal than the intellectual  genius of the BBC series.  And it's very funny too.  Great satire.As the four series progress they improve upon their predecessors in terms of the imagination and quality of the storyline and scriptwriting, culminating with B'Stard becoming a Euro MP, thus keeping the concept fresh by expanding dramatic possibilities until the suitably climactic finale.Some previous reviews have complained about the presentation and video transfer being of poor quality, but the version I have is about as good as it can get.  It also has the "Who Shot Alan B'Stard?" special in proper chronological order.It's surprising how much of what's portrayed is still relevant today.

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