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For the Greater Good

1h1 SeasonTMDb 9.0

CrimeDrama

EnglishEnded

1 · Member

2 · Mandarin

3 · Minister

Crew and Cast

G.F. NewmanCreatorMartin ShawMartin ShawPeter Balliol MPRoy DotriceRoy DotriceCharles Truman MPNicholas JonesNicholas JonesJulian BrindNicholas WoodesonNicholas WoodesonMichael Parke-Walsh MPMichael WinnerMichael WinnerSir Randolph SpenceRachel KempsonRachel KempsonDame Margaret DelysiaJoanne PearceJoanne PearceBrigid WalklandRonnie StevensRonnie StevensCommittee Chairman
Chas BryerPO Suckley
David HenryChief WhipFiona ShawFiona ShawGillian SavageJulian FellowesJulian FellowesNeville MarshamJohn ShrapnelJohn ShrapnelNorman May-Boys MPDavid RyallDavid RyallJack BrookeJonathan CullenJonathan CullenGeorge RoevesMichael CulverMichael CulverSir Christopher St PlaceDavid HarewoodDavid HarewoodDavid WestConnie BoothConnie BoothNaomi BalliolColin WellandColin WellandSir David WhitesClive RussellClive RussellTerry Lynch MPRobert DemegerRobert DemegerGraham Stebbings MPVal McLaneVal McLaneJill Gunn MPGabrielle ReidyGabrielle ReidySheila Weymouth
Ursula JonesAliceRichard HawleyRichard HawleyDenny MinfordP.H. MoriartyP.H. MoriartyDAC Spittal
Roger LlewellynDeputy GovernorRudolph WalkerRudolph WalkerDr Lawrence JamesPaul WilliamsonPaul WilliamsonSir Tom FawthropGavin RichardsGavin RichardsDI Grove-White

Storyline

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.

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Info

Status
Ended
First aired
20 March 1991
Last aired
3 April 1991
TMDB score
9.0 / 10 (1 votes)

Production

Created by
G.F. Newman
Studios
BBC
Countries
United Kingdom
Networks
BBC Two

Episodes

Seasons
1
Episodes
3
Runtime
1h
Type
Miniseries
In production
No

Languages

Original
English
Spoken
English