For the Greater Good
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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Trailer
17 March 1991 BBC2 - For The Greater Good trail & Screen Two: Do Not Disturb
Cast
Seasons
Three politicians attempt to reform the British prison system. However, their efforts are undermined when the tabloid press exposes their private lives.
1.Member
20-03-199160mCampaigning Tory backbencher Dr Peter Balliol MP finds himself in a crisis of choice between ambition, conscience and a questionable private life.
2.Mandarin
27-03-199160mWhen a high-flying civil servant discovers a dangerous conspiracy at the Home Office, she must choose between loyalty to her leader and leaking to the press.
- Ep 3
3.Minister
03-04-199160mHome Secretary Charles Truman has to weigh up the dictates of conscience against the survival of his career.
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