For the Greater Good

Miniseries

1991 · 3 episodes · 3h 0m in all

Three politicians attempt to reform the British prison system. However, their efforts are undermined when the tabloid press exposes their private lives.

Episodes

1. 

   1. Member

   20 Mar 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. 

   2. Mandarin

   27 Mar 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. 3

   3. Minister

   3 Apr 1991 · 60 min

   Home Secretary Charles Truman has to weigh up the dictates of conscience against the survival of his career.