← The New Statesman

Season 1

8 episodes · 1987

  1. 1

    Happiness is a Warm Gun

    Sep 13, 198730 min★ 7.0

    Alan is blackmailed into passing a bill arming the police.

  2. 2

    Passport to Freedom

    Sep 20, 198730 min★ 7.3

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

  3. 3

    Sex is Wrong

    Sep 27, 198730 min★ 7.6

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

  4. 4

    Waste Not, Want Not

    Oct 4, 198730 min★ 7.2

    Alan secretly has to move 1000 gallons of toxic waste.

  5. 5

    Friends of St. James

    Oct 11, 198730 min★ 7.3

    Alan tries to get investors for a Caribbean bank.

  6. 6

    Three Line Whipping

    Oct 18, 198730 min★ 8.0

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

  7. 7

    Baa Baa Black Sheep

    Oct 25, 198730 min★ 7.4

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

  8. 8

    Alan B'Stard Closes Down the BBC

    25 min★ 8.3