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G.B.H.

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.

1991 |1 Season  | 1h 21m |  Drama

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Cast

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Michael Palin

Jim Nelson

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Robert Lindsay

Michael Murray

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Lindsay Duncan

Barbara Douglas

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Julie Walters

Mrs. Murray

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Dearbhla Molloy

Laura Nelson

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Tom Georgeson

Lou Barnes

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Andrew Schofield

Peter Grenville

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Alan Igbon

Teddy

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Michael Angelis

Martin Niarchos

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David Ross

Mr Weller

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Philip Whitchurch

Franky Murray

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Daniel Massey

Grosvenor

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Jane Danson

Eileen Critchley

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Peter-Hugo Daly

Bubbles McGuire

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Paul Daneman

Mervyn Sloan

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Bill Stewart

Geoff

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Julia St. John

Diane Niarchos

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Colin Douglas

Frank Twist

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Jimmy Mulville

Philip

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John Henshaw

Murray's Minder

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Anna Friel

Susan Nelson

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Wayne Foskett

Macker

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Niall Tóibín

Michael Murray Snr

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Steve Halliwell

Bubbles' Friend

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Clifford Rose

Judge Critchley

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William Gaunt

Hunningdon

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Amanda Mealing

Beth

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Paul Butterworth

Terry

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Freddie Fletcher

Poacher Vic

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Peter Armitage

Mr Burns

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Jean Anderson

Dr Goldup

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William Franklyn

Distinguished Gent

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Jake Abraham

Black Waiter

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Noreen Kershaw

Maureen Murray

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Chris Darwin

Barry

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Ken Kitson

Vince

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Kulvinder Ghir

Ravi

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Keith Clifford

Coach Driver

Seasons List

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Specials

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Season 1

1991

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Creator

Alan Bleasdale

Status

Ended

Languages

English

Network

Channel 4