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G.B.H.

1991-06-06 · 81 min / episode · ★ 6.3

Drama

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.

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Creators
Alan Bleasdale
Production companies
GBH Films Ltd., Channel 4 Television
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Status
Ended

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Michael PalinMichael PalinJim Nelson
Robert LindsayRobert LindsayMichael Murray
Lindsay DuncanLindsay DuncanBarbara Douglas
Julie WaltersJulie WaltersMrs. Murray
Dearbhla MolloyDearbhla MolloyLaura Nelson
Tom GeorgesonTom GeorgesonLou Barnes
Andrew SchofieldAndrew SchofieldPeter Grenville
Alan IgbonTeddy
Michael AngelisMichael AngelisMartin Niarchos
David RossDavid RossMr Weller
Philip WhitchurchPhilip WhitchurchFranky Murray
Daniel MasseyDaniel MasseyGrosvenor
Jane DansonJane DansonEileen Critchley
Peter-Hugo DalyPeter-Hugo DalyBubbles McGuire
Paul DanemanPaul DanemanMervyn Sloan
Bill StewartGeoff
Julia St. JohnJulia St. JohnDiane Niarchos
Gareth Tudor PriceRichard Grenville
Colin DouglasColin DouglasFrank Twist
Jimmy MulvilleJimmy MulvillePhilip

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