For the Greater Good

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.

Crime

Drama

For the Greater Good

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.

Crime

Drama

Created By
First Aired on: Mar 20, 1991
Popularity: 0.5558: 0 votes
Networks: (GB)
Production: BBC (GB)
Status: Ended: Show Ended

Seasons & episodes

Total 1 seasons, 3 episodes

Miniseries

Aired 34 years ago

3 Episodes

Episode 1Member60 min
Campaigning Tory backbencher Dr Peter Balliol MP finds himself in a crisis of choice between ambition, conscience and a questionable private life.
Episode 2Mandarin60 min
When 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.
Episode 3Minister60 min
Home Secretary Charles Truman has to weigh up the dictates of conscience against the survival of his career.