3 episodes

For the Greater Good - Miniseries

First aired Mar 20, 1991Season 1

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

Episodes

Episode 1

Member

Mar 20, 199160 min

Campaigning Tory backbencher Dr Peter Balliol MP finds himself in a crisis of choice between ambition, conscience and a questionable private life.

Episode 2

Mandarin

Mar 27, 199160 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.

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Episode 3

Minister

Apr 3, 199160 min

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