The New Statesman (1987 – 1992)

1987 • 4 seasons • Comedy • TV-14

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Episode 5 — California Here I Come

Name: Episode 5 — California Here I Come
Released: 1989-02-12
Duration: 30 min
Rating: 5.5
Cast: Rik Mayall, Michael Troughton

Season 2 • The New Statesman

Released: 1989-02-12 • Comedy

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Alan tries to sell a sitcom to an American producer, but Piers has to bail Alan out of jail first.

Season 2 · Episode 5 · Streaming in USA

Episode 1
Fatal Extraction
1989-01-15

Episode 2
Live from Westminster
1989-01-22

Episode 3
A Wapping Conspiracy
1989-01-29

Episode 4
The Haltemprice Bunker
1989-02-05

Episode 5
California Here I Come
1989-02-12

Episode 6
May the Best Man Win
1989-02-19

Episode 7
Piers of the Realm
1989-02-26

The new statesman Intro

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Rik Mayall
Alan B'Stard

Michael Troughton
Piers Fletcher-Dervish