G.B.H. (1991)
Synopsis
GBH was a seven-part British television drama written by Alan Bleasdale shown in the summer of 1991 on Channel 4. The protagonists were Michael Murray, the Militant tendency-supporting Labour leader of a city council in the North of England and Jim Nelson, the headmaster of a school for disturbed children. The series was controversial partly because Murray appeared to be based on Derek Hatton, former Deputy Leader of Liverpool City Council — in an interview in the G.B.H. DVD Bleasdale recounts an accidental meeting with Hatton before the series, who indicates that he has caught wind of Bleasdale's intentions but does not mind as long as the actor playing him is "handsome". In normal parlance, the initials "GBH" refer to the criminal charge of grievous bodily harm - however, the actual intent of the letters is that it is supposed to stand for Great British Holiday.
First Air Date: 1991-06-06
Last Air Date: 1991-07-18
Number of Seasons: 1
Number of Episodes: 7
Created By: Alan Bleasdale
Networks: Channel 4
Top Cast
- Amanda Mealing as Beth
- Michael Palin as Jim Nelson
- Robert Lindsay as Michael Murray
- Lindsay Duncan as Barbara Douglas
- Julie Walters as Mrs. Murray
- Dearbhla Molloy as Laura Nelson
- Tom Georgeson as Lou Barnes
- Andrew Schofield as Peter Grenville
- Alan Igbon as Teddy
- Michael Angelis as Martin Niarchos
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Episodes:
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Ep. 1: Bleasdale Interview
Interview with Alan Bleasdale concerning G.B.H.
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