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G.B.H.

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GBH was a seven-part British television drama written by Alan Bleasdale shown in the summer of 1991 on Channel 4. The protagonists were Michael Murray, the Militant tendency-supporting Labour leader of a city council in the North of England and Jim Nelson, the headmaster of a school for disturbed children. The series was controversial partly because Murray appeared to be based on Derek Hatton, former Deputy Leader of Liverpool City Council — in an interview in the G.B.H. DVD Bleasdale recounts an accidental meeting with Hatton before the series, who indicates that he has caught wind of Bleasdale's intentions but does not mind as long as the actor playing him is "handsome". In normal parlance, the initials "GBH" refer to the criminal charge of grievous bodily harm - however, the actual intent of the letters is that it is supposed to stand for Great British Holiday.

Created byAlan Bleasdale

Play
Status
Ended
Language
EN
First aired
June 6, 1991
Last aired
July 18, 1991
Seasons
1
Episodes
7
Network
Channel 4

Season 1

Episodes

No episodes found for this season.

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Michael Palin

Michael Palin

Jim Nelson

Robert Lindsay

Robert Lindsay

Michael Murray

Lindsay Duncan

Lindsay Duncan

Barbara Douglas

Julie Walters

Julie Walters

Mrs. Murray

Dearbhla Molloy

Dearbhla Molloy

Laura Nelson

Tom Georgeson

Tom Georgeson

Lou Barnes

Andrew Schofield

Andrew Schofield

Peter Grenville

Alan Igbon

Teddy

Michael Angelis

Michael Angelis

Martin Niarchos

David Ross

David Ross

Mr Weller

Creative team
Created by
Alan Bleasdale
Alan Bleasdale
Showrunner
Verity Lambert
Verity Lambert
Written by
Alan Bleasdale
Alan Bleasdale
Produced by
Alan Bleasdale
Alan Bleasdale
David E. Jones

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