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For the Greater Good

BBC Two
on BBC Two England

A three-part Whitehall drama series, written by G F Newman.
Starring Martin Shaw
1: Member. The prisons are seething, Aids is out of control, and the Government is nowhere in the opinion polls. Tonight's episode centres on Tory back-bencher, Peter Balliol , who has to make a crisis choice between ambition, conscience and a questionable private life.
Producer Kenith Trodd Director Danny Boyle
0 COVER STORY: page 20 0 PICTURE STORY: page 63
0 TELETEXT SUBTITLES: page 888

Contributors

Unknown:
Martin Shaw
Unknown:
Peter Balliol
Producer:
Kenith Trodd
Director:
Danny Boyle
Dr Peter Balliol MP:
Martin Shaw
Brigid Walkland:
Joanne Pearce
David West:
David Harewood
Home Secretary:
Roy Dotrice
Naomi Balliol:
Connie Booth
Sir Dennis Whites:
Colin Welland
Sir Randolph Spence:
Michael Winner
Sheila Weymouth:
Gabrielle Reidy
Terry Lynch MP:
Clive Russell
Committee chairman:
Ronnie Stevens
Graham Stebbings, MP:
Robert Demeger
fill Gunn, MP:
Val McLane
Michael Parke-Walsh, MP:
Nicholas Woodeson
Alice:
Ursula Jones
Chief Whip:
David Henry
DAC Spittal:
Ph Moriarty
Julian Brind:
Nicholas Jones
Dame Margaret Delysia:
Rachel Kempson
Deputy governor:
Roger Llewellyn
PO Suckley:
Chas Bryer
Denny Minford:
Richard Hawley
Source: Radio Times

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