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G.B.H.

★ 8.5 895 votes 1991–1991 1 seasons · 7 episodes Ended Channel 4
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Starring
Robert LindsayMichael PalinDearbhla MolloyAlan IgbonAndrew SchofieldPhilip Whitchurch
Starring
Robert LindsayMichael PalinDearbhla MolloyAlan IgbonAndrew SchofieldPhilip Whitchurch
Ratings per Episode
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Votes per Episode
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About

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.

All Seasons

Season 11991
8.417879h 28m
EpTitleRatingYoursVotesRuntime
1It Couldn't Happen Here8.2
3284 min
2Only Here on a Message8.0
3079 min
3Send a Message to Michael8.4
2392 min
4Message Sent8.2
2581 min
5Message Received8.2
2483 min
6Message Understood8.7
2173 min
7Over and Out9.0
2376 min

Full Cast & Crew

Cast

Robert Lindsay Michael Murray
Michael Palin Jim Nelson
Dearbhla Molloy Laura Nelson
Alan Igbon Teddy
Andrew Schofield Peter
Philip Whitchurch Franky Murray
Julie Walters Mrs. Murray
Paul Oldham Joey Thug
Tom Georgeson Lou Barnes
Chris Hargreaves Scrawny Thug

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