TV series · 1991
For the Greater Good
First aired 20 March 1991 Crime / Drama TMDB ↗
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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Roy Dotrice
as Charles Truman MP
Martin Shaw
as Peter Balliol MP
Nicholas Woodeson
as Michael Parke-Walsh MP
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Rachel Kempson
as Dame Margaret Delysia
Ronnie Stevens
as Committee Chairman
Bernard Horsfall
as Prime Minister
Colin Welland
as Sir David Whites
David Ryall
as Jack Brooke
Michael Winner
as Sir Randolph Spence
Michael Culver
as Sir Christopher St Place
David Henry
as Chief Whip
John Shrapnel
as Norman May-Boys MP
Clive Russell
as Terry Lynch MP
Nicholas Jones
as Julian Brind
Julian Fellowes
as Neville Marsham
Fiona Shaw
as Gillian Savage
Gabrielle Reidy
as Sheila Weymouth
David Harewood
as David West
Adrian Lester
as Young Gay Man
Joanne Pearce
as Brigid Walkland
Chas Bryer
as PO Suckley
Jonathan Cullen
as George Roeves