For your info - 'THE NEW STATESMAN' was shown in Australia on the Seven commercial network in a very haphazard programming format. Episodes were mixed from different series, timeslots were changed without warning, the show would disappear for several weeks then reappear as a filler between live sporting telecasts etc. I think Channel Seven had hoped that the "YOUNG ONES" audience would search it out, and word of mouth would create a similar cult following. Unfortunately it was never to be. ("THE YOUNG ONES" featuring Rik Mayall, Adrian Edmondsen and Nigel Planer had become one of the most popular Brit sitcoms shown over here in recent memory). On the other subject of translating comedy series, it is tempting to conjecture what the US would make of shows from the Comic Strip/Young Ones/Alexsie Sayle stable. A tad too scatalogical methinks... cheers from Oz Rob ---- To signoff SCREEN-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF SCREEN-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]