For the Greater Good
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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Seasons
Season 1 (1991)
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3 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: Member
1991-03-20Campaigning Tory backbencher Dr Peter Balliol MP finds himself in a crisis of choice between ambition, conscience and a questionable private life.
Runtime: 60 minEpisode 2: Mandarin
1991-03-27When 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.
Runtime: 60 minEpisode 3: Minister
1991-04-03Home Secretary Charles Truman has to weigh up the dictates of conscience against the survival of his career.
Runtime: 60 minVideos
17 March 1991 BBC2 - For The Greater Good trail & Screen Two: Do Not Disturb
