For the Greater Good(1991)
CrimeDrama
First Air Date: 1991-03-20
Average Runtime: 1h 0m
Rating: 9.0
Votes: 1
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 3
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.
Keywords
prisonpoliticianminiseriesbritaintabloidprison systempolitical thriller
Seasons & Episodes
Miniseries
Episodes: 3E01
Member
Air Date: 1991-03-20
Campaigning Tory backbencher Dr Peter Balliol MP finds himself in a crisis of choice between ambition, conscience and...
E02
Mandarin
Air Date: 1991-03-27
When a high-flying civil servant discovers a dangerous conspiracy at the Home Office, she must choose between loyalty...
E03
Minister
Air Date: 1991-04-03
Home Secretary Charles Truman has to weigh up the dictates of conscience against the survival of his career.
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