The New Statesman

1987

sitcom

Creator

Laurence Marks

Network

ITV1

Seasons

4

Episodes

26

Premiered

1987-09-13

A British comedy that might be described as a combination of Yes, Minister and Blackadder, this is the story of A. B'Stard, a statesman in the tradition of Genghis Khan, who will stop at nothing to make himself richer and more comfortable. Arguably the most conservative member of the British Parliament, he is aided by a witless colleague, MP Piers Fletcher-Dervish.