Joanne Pearce
Brigid Walkland
For the Greater Good (1991)
Miniseries
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.
Released March 20, 1991
Episode 60 min
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Keywords: imdb.prison, tmdb.prison, tmdb.politician, tmdb.britain, tmdb.tabloid, mdblist.has-trailer
Production Companies: BBC
Network: BBC Two
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S1E1 - Member
Campaigning Tory backbencher Dr Peter Balliol MP finds himself in a crisis of choice between ambition, conscience and a questionable private life.
March 20, 1991, midnight
S1E2 - Mandarin
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.
March 27, 1991, midnight
S1E3 - Minister
Home Secretary Charles Truman has to weigh up the dictates of conscience against the survival of his career.
April 3, 1991, midnight
Network: BBC Two
Episode Runtime: 60 min.
Season Runtime: 60 min.
Released: March 20, 1991
Last Air Date: April 3, 1991, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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