
For the Greater Good is a three-part 1991 BBC Two television drama serial written by G.F. Newman and directed by Danny Boyle. It centres on three politicians attempting to reform the British prison system. However, their efforts are undermined when the tabloid press exposes their private lives.

as Brigid Walkland

as Gillian Savage

as Dr Lawrence James

as Neville Marsham

as Norman May-Boys MP

as Jack Brooke

as George Roeves

as Sir Tom Fawthrop

as DI Grove-White

as Sir Christopher St Place

as Mrs Savage

as Sir Christopher's Secretary