For the Greater Good — Season 1
Three politicians attempt to reform the British prison system. However, their efforts are undermined when the tabloid press exposes their private lives.
About this season
Three politicians attempt to reform the British prison system. However, their efforts are undermined when the tabloid press exposes their private lives.
Episodes (3)
1. Member
Aired 20 March 1991 • 60 min
Campaigning Tory backbencher Dr Peter Balliol MP finds himself in a crisis of choice between ambition, conscience and a questionable private life.
2. Mandarin
Aired 27 March 1991 • 60 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.
3. Minister
Aired 3 April 1991 • 60 min
Home Secretary Charles Truman has to weigh up the dictates of conscience against the survival of his career.