For the Greater Good

For the Greater Good

For the Greater Good

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For the Greater Good

1991- 1991

1 Seasons

3 Episodes

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Drama

Overview

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.

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BBC

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Cast & Crew

8 members

Acting

Joanne Pearce

Brigid Walkland

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Acting

Martin Shaw

Peter Balliol, MP

Martin Shaw

Acting

Roy Dotrice

Charles Truman, MP

Roy Dotrice

Acting

Nicholas Jones

Julian Brind

Nicholas Jones

Acting

Nicholas Woodeson

Michael Parke-Walsh, MP

Nicholas Woodeson

Acting

Fiona Shaw

Gillian Savage

Fiona Shaw

Writing

Julian Fellowes

Neville Marsham

Julian Fellowes

Directing

Michael Winner

Sir Randolph Spence

Michael Winner

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