The New Statesman is a British television sitcom which first aired on BBC 2. It consists of seven episodes, including the original pilot. It is unrelated to the ITV series of the same name which began three years later. The life of the pompous, grandiose curator of a small agricultural museum near Aylesbury is turned upside down when he inherits a Welsh Earldom. However, his inheritance turns out to be far less grandiose than he expects. Main cast Windsor Davies as George Vance Anna Dawson as Enid Vance Sean Chapman as Robert Vance Madeline Adams as Clementine Vance Ivor Roberts as Phillip Thomas Eilian Wyn as Owen Thomas Victoria Plucknett as Leonora Thomas Julian Curry as Lecturer Paul Beech as Butler References Bibliography External links 1984 British television series debuts 1985 British television series endings 1980s British comedy television series BBC television sitcoms English-language television shows Television shows set in Buckinghamshire