The New Statesman (1984 TV series)

The New Statesman
GenreSitcom
Written byDouglas Watkinson
Directed byDavid Askey
StarringWindsor Davies
Anna Dawson
Sean Chapman
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes6 + 1 pilot
Production
ProducerDavid Askey
Running time30 minutes
Production companyBBC
Original release
NetworkBBC 2
Release3 December 1984 (1984-12-03) –
17 October 1985 (1985-10-17)
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The New Statesman is a British television sitcom which first aired on BBC 2.[1] It consists of seven episodes, including the original pilot. It is unrelated to the ITV series of the same name which began three years later.

The life of the pompous, grandiose curator of a small agricultural museum near Aylesbury is turned upside down when he inherits a Welsh Earldom. However, his inheritance turns out to be far less grandiose than he expects.

  1. ^ Perry p.156