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G.B.H.

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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.

Date: 06/06/1991
Rating: 6.4
Cast: Michael Palin, Robert Lindsay, Lindsay Duncan, Julie Walters, Dearbhla Molloy, Tom Georgeson, Andrew Schofield, Alan Igbon, Michael Angelis, David Ross, Philip Whitchurch, Daniel Massey, Jane Danson, Peter-Hugo Daly, Paul Daneman, Bill Stewart, Julia St. John, Gareth Tudor Price, Colin Douglas, Jimmy Mulville, John Henshaw, Anna Friel, Hayley Fairclough, Edward Mallon, Daniel Street-Brown, Serena Harragin, Stephen Hall, Michelle Atkinson, Ayesa Toure, Michael Fernandez, Paul Oldham, Gary Mavers, Wayne Foskett, Niall Tóibín, Steve Halliwell, Clifford Rose, William Gaunt, Amanda Mealing, Cliff Howells, Paul Butterworth, David J. Nicholls, Freddie Fletcher, Peter Armitage, Arthur Spreckley, Jean Anderson, William Franklyn, James Tomlinson, Jake Abraham, Noreen Kershaw, Chris Hargreaves, Judith Barker, Debra Gillett, Chris Darwin, Ken Kitson, Kulvinder Ghir, Norman Mills, Ray Emmet Brown, Anthony Benson, Keith Clifford

Michael Palin as Jim Nelson in G.B.H. Michael Palin

Robert Lindsay as Michael Murray in G.B.H. Robert Lindsay

Lindsay Duncan as Barbara Douglas in G.B.H. Lindsay Duncan

Julie Walters as Mrs. Murray in G.B.H. Julie Walters

Dearbhla Molloy as Laura Nelson in G.B.H. Dearbhla Molloy

Tom Georgeson as Lou Barnes in G.B.H. Tom Georgeson

Andrew Schofield as Peter Grenville in G.B.H. Andrew Schofield

Alan Igbon as Teddy in G.B.H. Alan Igbon

Michael Angelis as Martin Niarchos in G.B.H. Michael Angelis

David Ross as Mr Weller in G.B.H. David Ross

Philip Whitchurch as Franky Murray in G.B.H. Philip Whitchurch

Daniel Massey as Grosvenor in G.B.H. Daniel Massey

Jane Danson as Eileen Critchley in G.B.H. Jane Danson

Peter-Hugo Daly as Bubbles McGuire in G.B.H. Peter-Hugo Daly

Paul Daneman as Mervyn Sloan in G.B.H. Paul Daneman

Bill Stewart as Geoff in G.B.H. Bill Stewart

Julia St. John as Diane Niarchos in G.B.H. Julia St. John

Gareth Tudor Price

Colin Douglas as Frank Twist in G.B.H. Colin Douglas

Jimmy Mulville as Philip in G.B.H. Jimmy Mulville

John Henshaw as Murray's Minder in G.B.H. John Henshaw

Anna Friel as Susan Nelson in G.B.H. Anna Friel

Hayley Fairclough

Edward Mallon

Daniel Street-Brown

Serena Harragin

Stephen Hall

Michelle Atkinson

Ayesa Toure

Michael Fernandez

Paul Oldham

Gary Mavers

Wayne Foskett as Macker in G.B.H. Wayne Foskett

Niall Tóibín as Michael Murray Snr in G.B.H. Niall Tóibín

Steve Halliwell as Bubbles' Friend in G.B.H. Steve Halliwell

Clifford Rose as Judge Critchley in G.B.H. Clifford Rose

William Gaunt as Hunningdon in G.B.H. William Gaunt

Amanda Mealing as Beth in G.B.H. Amanda Mealing

Cliff Howells

Paul Butterworth as Terry in G.B.H. Paul Butterworth

David J. Nicholls

Freddie Fletcher as Poacher Vic in G.B.H. Freddie Fletcher

Peter Armitage as Mr Burns in G.B.H. Peter Armitage

Arthur Spreckley

Jean Anderson as Dr Goldup in G.B.H. Jean Anderson

William Franklyn as Distinguished Gent in G.B.H. William Franklyn

James Tomlinson

Jake Abraham as Black Waiter in G.B.H. Jake Abraham

Noreen Kershaw as Maureen Murray in G.B.H. Noreen Kershaw

Chris Hargreaves

Judith Barker

Debra Gillett

Chris Darwin as Barry in G.B.H. Chris Darwin

Ken Kitson as Vince in G.B.H. Ken Kitson

Kulvinder Ghir as Ravi in G.B.H. Kulvinder Ghir

Norman Mills

Ray Emmet Brown

Anthony Benson

Keith Clifford as Coach Driver in G.B.H. Keith Clifford