For the Greater Good

For the Greater Good (1991)

9.0 60 min 1 season TV Show
CrimeDrama

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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Cast

Martin Shaw Martin Shaw Peter Balliol MP
Roy Dotrice Roy Dotrice Charles Truman MP
Nicholas Jones Nicholas Jones Julian Brind
Nicholas Woodeson Nicholas Woodeson Michael Parke-Walsh MP

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