Martin Shaw
as Peter Balliol MP
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For the Greater Good
1991
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9.0
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Crime, Drama
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60m
GB
• English
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.
Cast
Episodes
Member
E1 60mCampaigning Tory backbencher Dr Peter Balliol MP finds himself in a crisis of choice between ambition, conscience and a questionable private life.
Mandarin
E2 60mWhen 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.
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Minister
E3 60mHome Secretary Charles Truman has to weigh up the dictates of conscience against the survival of his career.
