Overview

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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Cast

Rik Mayall

Alan B'Stard

Michael Troughton

Piers Fletcher-Dervish

Marsha Fitzalan

Sarah B'Stard

Terence Alexander

Sir Greville McDonald

Michael Bilton

Sir William Horsey QC

Paul Birchard

Ximenes

Geoffrey Chater

Justice Saunders

Janine Duvitski

Interpreter

John Normington

Sidney Bliss