For the Greater Good
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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Martin Shaw
Peter Balliol MP · 3 eps
Roy Dotrice
Charles Truman MP · 3 eps
Nicholas Jones
Julian Brind · 3 eps
Nicholas Woodeson
Michael Parke-Walsh MP · 3 eps
Michael Winner
Sir Randolph Spence · 2 eps
Rachel Kempson
Dame Margaret Delysia · 2 eps
Joanne Pearce
Brigid Walkland · 2 eps
Ronnie Stevens
Committee Chairman · 2 eps
Chas Bryer
PO Suckley · 2 eps
David Henry
Chief Whip · 2 eps
Fiona Shaw
Gillian Savage · 2 eps
Julian Fellowes
Neville Marsham · 2 eps
John Shrapnel
Norman May-Boys MP · 2 eps
David Ryall
Jack Brooke · 2 eps
Jonathan Cullen
George Roeves · 2 eps
Michael Culver
Sir Christopher St Place · 2 eps
David Harewood
David West · 1 ep
Connie Booth
Naomi Balliol · 1 ep
Colin Welland
Sir David Whites · 1 ep
Clive Russell
Terry Lynch MP · 1 ep
