TV series
For the Greater Good
1991 · 1 season
It feels like watching a high-stakes political chess game where the press holds all the devastating pieces.
- Created by
- G.F. Newman
- Genres
- Crime, Drama
- Starring
- Martin Shaw, Roy Dotrice, Nicholas Jones
- Overview
- 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.
- How it feels
- Tense and cynical. Measured and needs your attention.
- About
- Politics, corruption, media, justice
- Content
- Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Created by
- G.F. Newman
- Genres
- Crime, Drama
- Starring
- Martin Shaw, Roy Dotrice, Nicholas Jones
