
An hour long special from the British political satire The New Statesman. After surviving an attempt on his life, Alan B’Stard returns to politics and helps reinstate capital punishment—until the tables turn and he is framed for a murder he didn’t commit. This standalone special serves as the eighth episode of the series and went on to win the BAFTA Award for Best British Comedy.
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Rik Mayall
Alan B'Stard

Michael Troughton
Piers Fletcher-Dervish

Marsha Fitzalan
Sarah B'Stard

Terence Alexander
Sir Greville McDonald

David Beale
Mr. Speaker

Michael Bilton
Sir William Horsey QC

Paul Birchard
Ximenes

Peter Blake
Kerry Grout

Geoffrey Chater
Justice Saunders

Dickie Davies
Self

Janine Duvitski
Interpreter

Roger Grainger
Usher

Alan Hardwick
Newscaster

Tom Harrison
Vicar

Berwick Kaler
Jeff Dicquead

John McCririck
Self

Steve Nallon
Margaret Thatcher

John Normington
Sidney Bliss