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For the Greater Good

1 season
3 episodes
Ended
Crime
Drama

Plot Summary

While three politicians try to reform Britain’s brutal prison system, the tabloid press publish exposés of their scandalous private lives, leaving their careers in peril.

First Aired:March 20, 1991
Last Aired:April 3, 1991
Episode Runtime:1h 0m
Networks:
BBC Two

Cast & Characters

Cast

Joanne Pearce as Brigid Walkland

Joanne Pearce

Brigid Walkland

Martin Shaw as Peter Balliol, MP

Martin Shaw

Peter Balliol, MP

Roy Dotrice as Charles Truman, MP

Roy Dotrice

Charles Truman, MP

Nicholas Jones as Julian Brind

Nicholas Jones

Julian Brind

Nicholas Woodeson as Michael Parke-Walsh, MP

Nicholas Woodeson

Michael Parke-Walsh, MP

Fiona Shaw as Gillian Savage

Fiona Shaw

Gillian Savage

Julian Fellowes as Neville Marsham

Julian Fellowes

Neville Marsham

Michael Winner as Sir Randolph Spence

Michael Winner

Sir Randolph Spence

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Seasons (1)

Miniseries

Miniseries

3 episodes

Aired: 1991

Production

BBC