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G.B.H.

Premiered: Jun 06, 1991 | 1 seasons | 7 episodes

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Creator: Alan Bleasdale
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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.
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Name Character Episodes
Julie Walters Mrs. Murray 7
Keith Clifford Coach Driver 7
Daniel Massey Grosvenor 7
Michael Palin Jim Nelson 7
Peter-Hugo Daly Bubbles McGuire 7
Tom Georgeson Lou Barnes 7
William Gaunt Hunningdon 7
Jean Anderson Dr Goldup 7
David Ross Mr Weller 7
Colin Douglas Frank Twist 7
Lindsay Duncan Barbara Douglas 7
Anna Friel Susan Nelson 7
Robert Lindsay Michael Murray 7
Amanda Mealing Beth 7
Julia St. John Diane Niarchos 7
William Franklyn Distinguished Gent 7
Niall Tóibín Michael Murray Snr 7
John Henshaw Murray's Minder 7
Freddie Fletcher Poacher Vic 7
Dearbhla Molloy Laura Nelson 7
David J. Nicholls Poacher Terry 7
Gary Mavers Billy 7
Philip Whitchurch Franky Murray 7
Clifford Rose Judge Critchley 7
Paul Daneman Mervyn Sloan 7
Bill Stewart Geoff 7
Steve Halliwell Bubbles' Friend 7
Jake Abraham Black Waiter 7
Paul Oldham Joey 7
Michael Angelis Martin Niarchos 7
Chris Hargreaves Scrawny Thug 7
Peter Armitage Mr Burns 7
Andrew Schofield Peter Grenville 7
John Shrapnel Dr Jacobs 3
Amanda Mealing 2
Alan Bleasdale Self 1
Verity Lambert 0
Alan Bleasdale 0