
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.
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Rating
6.4/10
Release Date
1991-06-06
Episodes
7 (1 seasons)
Status
Ended
Cast

Michael Palin
Jim Nelson

Robert Lindsay
Michael Murray

Lindsay Duncan
Barbara Douglas

Julie Walters
Mrs. Murray

Dearbhla Molloy
Laura Nelson

Tom Georgeson
Lou Barnes

Andrew Schofield
Peter Grenville

Alan Igbon
Teddy

Michael Angelis
Martin Niarchos

David Ross
Mr Weller

Philip Whitchurch
Franky Murray

Daniel Massey
Grosvenor
Videos
Production Companies
GBH Films Ltd.

Channel 4 Television