For the Greater Good
Created by G.F. Newman
For the Greater Good is a three-part 1991 BBC Two television drama serial written by G.F. Newman and directed by Danny Boyle. It centres on three politicians attempting to reform the British prison system. However, their efforts are undermined when the tabloid press exposes their private lives.
- First aired
- 20 Mar 1991
- Episode length
- 60 min
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- Writer
- G.F. Newman
- Music
- Andy McCluskey, Malcolm Holmes, Martin Cooper, Paul Humphreys
- Editor
- Clare Douglas
- Producer
- Kenith Trodd
- Elsewhere
- TMDB
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- Drama
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Cast
Martin Shaw
Peter Balliol MP
Roy Dotrice
Charles Truman MP
Nicholas Jones
Julian Brind
Nicholas Woodeson
Michael Parke-Walsh MP
Michael Winner
Sir Randolph Spence
Rachel Kempson
Dame Margaret Delysia
David Harewood
David West
Connie Booth
Naomi Balliol
Joanne Pearce
Brigid Walkland
Colin Welland
Sir David Whites
Clive Russell
Terry Lynch MP
Ronnie Stevens
Committee Chairman
Seasons · 3 episodes
Season 1 · 1991
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