George Vance, custodian of an agricultural museum near Aylesbury, receives news that is about to change his life. Much to his surprise, George inherits the Earldom of Ynys Enlli.
Seasons and episodes
1 season · 6 episodes
1
- 1S1 E1
Episode 1
Sep 12, 198530 min
George Vance is the custodian of an agricultural museum near Aylesbury. One day he receives news that will change his, and the British, way of life for ever.
- 2S1 E2
Episode 2
Sep 19, 198530 min
To the embarrassment of his family, George is behaving as if he ruled the world, but he is painfully ignorant about how to take his seat in the House of Lords.
- 3S1 E3
Episode 3
Sep 26, 198530 min
The Vances' newly-inherited business, Noble Haddock Limited, is given a trial run on the beaches of North Wales but, in his thirst for power, George has paid scant attention to some of the important details in his life.
- 4S1 E4
Episode 4
Oct 3, 198530 min
George meets the Criccieth Chamber of Commerce, believing them to be as Welsh as he is. Will Robert and Clementine think he is worth saving from himself? Or, like the rest of the world, will they try to pretend he doesn't really exist?
- 5S1 E5
Episode 5
Oct 10, 198530 min
George visits Ynys Enlli and stays a little longer than he intended. Eventually, he manages to get his family to listen to the draft of his maiden speech. But why were they trying to avoid doing so in the first place?
- 6S1 E6
Episode 6
Oct 17, 198530 min
The Vance family get George to smarten up for his debut at the House of Lords. Needless to say, he enters into the spirit of the thing with his usual insane vigour.
Starring
Windsor Davies
George Vance
- A
Anna Dawson
Enid Vance
Ivor Roberts
Phillip Thomas
Derek Benfield
Mr. Walmsley
- P
Paula Tilbrook
Mrs. Walmsley
Sean Chapman
Robert Vance
- E
Eilian Wyn
Owen Thomas
- M
Madeline Adams
Clementine Vance
Victoria Plucknett
Leonora Thomas
Julian Curry
Lecturer
- P
Paul Beech
Butler
- D
Dyfed Thomas
Steffan Caradoc
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- The New Statesman has ended; no new episodes are scheduled. The final episode aired on October 17, 1985.
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- The New Statesman stars Windsor Davies, Anna Dawson, Ivor Roberts, Derek Benfield, Paula Tilbrook.
