For the Greater Good

For the Greater Good

  • 1991
  • 1 Seasons
  • 3 Episodes
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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.

For the Greater Good
Seasons
Minister
3. Minister
April 03, 1991
Home Secretary Charles Truman has to weigh up the dictates of conscience against the survival of his career.
Mandarin
2. Mandarin
March 27, 1991
When 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.
Member
1. Member
March 20, 1991
Campaigning Tory backbencher Dr Peter Balliol MP finds himself in a crisis of choice between ambition, conscience and a questionable private life.
17 March 1991 BBC2 - For The Greater Good trail & Screen Two: Do Not Disturb

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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.
  • Premiere Date
    March 20, 1991
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