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    TV Series

    The New Statesman

    IMDb7.8/10
    1985 - 1985
    30m/ep
    Ended
    Seasons: 1
    Episodes: 6

    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.

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    Seasons & Episodes

    1. Episode 1

    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.

    9/12/198530 min

    2. Episode 2

    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.

    9/19/198530 min

    3. Episode 3

    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.

    9/26/198530 min

    4. Episode 4

    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?

    10/3/198530 min

    5. Episode 5

    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?

    10/10/198530 min

    6. Episode 6

    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.

    10/17/198530 min

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