Who played the part of Piers Fletcher Dervish, personal assistant to MP Alan B'stard, in the television comedy series The New Statesman?
Michael Troughton Michael Troughton Michael Troughton (born 2 March 1955) is an English actor, writer, and teacher. He is the son of actor Patrick Troughton (known as the Second Doctor in "Doctor Who" in the 1960s) and the younger brother of David Troughton. He has appeared in many film, television and theatre roles, most notably as Melish in "Minder" and Sir Piers Fletcher-Dervish in "The New Statesman" from 1987 to 1992. Troughton also starred in the first series of "Backs to the Land". His more recent roles include senior science master Derek Halliday in the "Taggart" episode "Out of Bounds", 1998, a
The New Statesman over Piers' seat and becomes Secretary of State for European Affairs, thus ensuring a wealth of opportunities to connive with Alan in Europe. The last episode saw Greville split with Alan and become part of The Progressive Federalists who were soundly thrashed by Alan's New Patriotic Party at the polls. An elderly backbench Conservative MP who shared the office with Alan and Piers during the first two series. Sir Stephen's morally uptight old-school attitude and respect for Parliamentary protocol meant that he contrasted sharply with the self-centred Alan and the clueless Piers, serving as further comic foil to bounce the