For the Greater Good

151991•1h 0m•9.0/10

CrimeDrama

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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.

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BBC

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Status

Ended

First Aired

March 20, 1991

Last Aired

April 3, 1991

Networks

BBC Two

Created By

G.F. Newman

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Member

Air date: 1991-03-20

Campaigning Tory backbencher Dr Peter Balliol MP finds himself in a crisis of choice between ambition, conscience and a questionable private life.

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 to her leader and leaking to the press.

Minister

Air date: 1991-04-03

Home Secretary Charles Truman has to weigh up the dictates of conscience against the survival of his career.