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Favourite Series?

posted 19 years ago by JK21
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...So what do you think is the best series of The New Statesman - 1,2,3,4??

for me i'd say the first 2...especially love "3 line whipping" and "california here i come" and "friends of st. james" for starters.
i love all of the series really but if i was forced to choose i'd say 1 and 2.

[–] JK21 19 years ago

Yes, I think series 1 and 2 have more of and satirical edge to them than 3 and 4! Even though I think all four series are excellently written and performed!

But who can forget "3 Line Whipping"!? OMG how gorgeous is Rik in them pink frilly bedsheets!?! - he looks like somthing out of a painting he is so perfect!!

[–] varsania 19 years ago

I too liked the first series. Full of 80s Thatcherite humour. Had a nice ambiance to it.

Put I must say that series 4 was the best for me. The dialogue more rasping and ascerbic, the speeches got more rousing, it had everything.

[–] Ozzys_Babe 18 years ago

Erm...Tough one...Probably 2 & 3. I love "Three Line Whipping" it's one of my fave eps ever. And I agree about Rik looking a-m-a-z-i-n-g in those sheets...Phwoaaar!!!
My other fave eps are "Keeping Mum" (cracks me up every time I watch it) and "Sex is Wrong" (Alan's expression in the last scene is priceless!)

[–] 18 years ago

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[–] JK21 18 years ago

...All them episodes are just classic! And yes, your totally right about Rik Mayall being the king - he's a comedy legend!!

[–] Ozzys_Babe 18 years ago

Nobody compares to Rik! And if someone tries to tell you they do...Just punch them. Not a jury in the land would convict you ^_~

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[–] rowanc88 18 years ago

Series 1 and 2 are the best, no question.

[–] bstard85 18 years ago

Cracking show but I never managed to see the special A.B'Stard exposed. Can anyone give me any details about what happened in it? I can only ever find brief summaries like "Alan reveals his plans for the future". I need to know!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[–] DrMario 17 years ago

Probably Series 2. The first two are the best because they were made at the height of Thatcherism, which gave them more inspiration. Series 3 and 4 are great, but they felt slightly less inspired, and Series 3 was somewhat "tamer" than the other series.

The one-off special, "Who Shot Alan B'Stard", is possibly the best episode of all.

"I was making a sandwich"-
Paul Kersey (Charles Bronson): Death Wish 4

[–] speccyboy 10 years ago

I think the first two series were the pinnacle of the show, and as much as I like the third and fourth seasons/series, a part of me thinks the show should have ended on the cliffhanger at the end of the second series, with Alan being gunned down and his ultimate fate left unknown.