However, the BBC received complaints "with viewers claiming both story and presentation to be both dangerous and offensive". In 1987, Mayall played fictional Conservative MP Alan Beresford B'Stard in the sitcom "The New Statesman" (Yorkshire Television) written by Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran. The character was a satirical portrait of Tory MPs in the United Kingdom in the 1980s and early 1990s. The programme ran for four series—incorporating two BBC specials—between 1987 and '94 and was successful critically and in the ratings. In a similar vein to his appearance on "Jackanory", in 1989 Mayall starred in a series of bit shows for ITV called "Grim Tales", in which he narrated Grimm Brothers fairy tales while puppets acted the stories. In the early 1990s, Mayall starred in humorous adverts for Nintendo games and consoles. With money from the ads, he bought his house in London which he called "Nintendo Towers". In 1991, Edmondson and Mayall co-starred in the West End production of Beckett's "Waiting for Godot" at the Queen's Theatre, with Mayall playing Vladimir, Edmondson as Estragon and Christopher Ryan as Lucky. Here they came up with the idea for "Bottom", which they said was a cruder cousin to "Waiting for Godot". "Bottom" was commissioned by the BBC and three series were shown between 1991 and 1995. Mayall appeared in "Bottom" as Richard 'Richie' Richard alongside Edmondson's Eddie Elizabeth Hitler. The series featured slapstick violence taken to new extremes, and gained a strong cult following. In 1993, following the second series, Mayall and Edmondson decided to take a stage-show version of the series on a national tour, "Bottom: Live". It was a commercial success, filling large venues. Four additional stage shows were embarked upon in 1995, 1997, 2001 and 2003, each meeting with great success. The violent nature of these shows saw both Edmondson and Mayall ending up in hospital at various points. A film version, "Guest House Paradiso", was released in 1999. A fourth TV series was also written, but not commissioned by the BBC. Mayall starred alongside Phoebe Cates in "Drop Dead Fred" (1991) as the eponymous character, a troublesome imaginary friend who reappears from a woman's childhood. He also appeared in "Carry On Columbus" (1992) with other alternative comedians. Mayall also provided the voice of the character Froglip, the prince of the goblins, in the 1992 animated film adaption of the 1872 children's tale "The Princess and the Goblin" by George MacDonald.