Does The New Statesman leave you hopeful?

No. Less hopeful than 96% of well-known series. This describes how the series comes across across its whole run, measured against other well-known series; it is not a content list.

Is The New Statesman easy watching?

Barely. Less comforting than 75% of well-known series. This describes how the series comes across across its whole run, measured against other well-known series; it is not a content list.

Is The New Statesman violent?

Not especially. Less violent than 70% of well-known series. This describes how the series comes across across its whole run, measured against other well-known series; it is not a content list.

Is The New Statesman sad?

Not especially. Less sad than 63% of well-known series. This describes how the series comes across across its whole run, measured against other well-known series; it is not a content list.

Is The New Statesman scary?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known series. This describes how the series comes across across its whole run, measured against other well-known series; it is not a content list.

The New Statesman

Name: The New Statesman
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1987
Rating: 7.537
Cast: Rik Mayall, Michael Troughton, Marsha Fitzalan, Steve Nallon, John Carlin

Created by Laurence Marks, Maurice Gran

On ITV1

1987–19924 seasons26 episodes30 min7.5 / 10

A caustic, idea-driven political satire built on irreverent comedy and contempt for Conservative greed and hypocrisy.

The New Statesman is a British sitcom of the late 1980s and early 1990s satirising the Conservative government of the time.

Clusters

Comedy That Excavates Despair Anarchic Shock Comedy Dark Schemes Behind Charming Facades

Genres

Comedy

Keywords

London, England Surreal Northern England Greed Politics Parliament Politician Satire Yorkshire Dark Comedy Conservative British Politics Political Satire Sitcom House Of Commons

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Questions people ask

Does The New Statesman leave you hopeful? No. Less hopeful than 96% of series.
Is The New Statesman easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 75% of series.
Is The New Statesman violent? Not especially. Less violent than 70% of series.
Is The New Statesman sad? Not especially. Less sad than 63% of series.
Is The New Statesman scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the series comes across across its whole run, compared with other well-known series. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked episode by episode, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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