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For the Greater Good
TV series / 1991

For the Greater Good

Episode directors Danny Boyle
CrimeDrama

★ 9.0/10Audience rating

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.

The story

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.

Cast

Martin ShawPeter Balliol MP Roy DotriceCharles Truman MP Nicholas JonesJulian Brind Nicholas WoodesonMichael Parke-Walsh MP Michael WinnerSir Randolph Spence Rachel KempsonDame Margaret Delysia Joanne PearceBrigid Walkland Ronnie StevensCommittee Chairman Chas BryerPO Suckley David HenryChief Whip Fiona ShawGillian Savage Julian FellowesNeville Marsham
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John ShrapnelNorman May-Boys MP David RyallJack Brooke Jonathan CullenGeorge Roeves Michael CulverSir Christopher St Place David HarewoodDavid West Connie BoothNaomi Balliol Colin WellandSir David Whites Clive RussellTerry Lynch MP Robert DemegerGraham Stebbings MP Val McLaneJill Gunn MP Gabrielle ReidySheila Weymouth Ursula JonesAlice Richard HawleyDenny Minford P.H. MoriartyDAC Spittal Roger LlewellynDeputy Governor Rudolph WalkerDr Lawrence James Paul WilliamsonSir Tom Fawthrop Gavin RichardsDI Grove-White Edwina DayMrs Savage Christine LohrSir Christopher's Secretary Jodhi MayRose Kellner Frederick TrevesLord Kellner Jill MelfordJanice Kellner Peter CellierClive Hough MP Bernard HorsfallPrime Minister Brian HayesSelf Ian DriverMark Balliol Ian FlintoffAnthony Valentine Roland OliverThomas Felthouse MP Richard McCabeTrusty Adrian LesterYoung Gay Man Roger FrostCarrier Bag Man Ken KitsonMedical Officer Jeff NuttallHospital Orderly Andrew WildeUnit Police Inspector Clare McIntyreReporter Paul SharplesReporter Amanda DickinsonWaitress Charles CollingwoodLancer Lobbyist

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