The New Statesman: Season 1 - 7 Episode s
1x1 - Happiness is a Warm Gun
September 13, 1987
Alan is blackmailed into passing a bill arming the police.
1x2 - Passport to Freedom
September 20, 1987
Alan tries to ruin a company of which Sarah has just inherited shares.
1x3 - Sex is Wrong
September 27, 1987
Alan impersonates Sir Steven, leader of the Campaign for Moral Regeneration.
1x4 - Waste Not, Want Not
October 4, 1987
Alan secretly has to move 1000 gallons of toxic waste.
1x5 - Friends of St. James
October 11, 1987
Alan tries to get investors for a Caribbean bank.
1x6 - Three Line Whipping
October 18, 1987
Alan misses an important vote then appears on TV AM without knowing the result.
1x7 - Baa Baa Black Sheep
October 25, 1987
Alan's tries to get an American businessman to build a fast food factory in Haltemprice.
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