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GBH is a seven-part British television drama written by Alan Bleasdale shown in the summer of 1991 on Channel 4. The protagonists are Michael Murray, the hard-left Labour leader of a city council in the North of England, and Jim Nelson, the headmaster of a special school.
Original Release
06/06/1991 on Channel 4
Cast
Name | Character |
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Robert Lindsay | Michael Murray |
Michael Palin | Jim Nelson / Headmaster |
Dearbhla Molloy | Laura Nelson |
Alan Igbon | Teddy |
Andrew Schofield | Peter / Peter Grenville |
Philip Whitchurch | Franky Murray |
Julie Walters | Mrs. Murray |
Paul Oldham | Joey Thug / Joey |
Tom Georgeson | Lou Barnes |
Chris Hargreaves | Scrawny Thug |
# | Title | Air Date |
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1 | It Couldn't Happen Here | Thursday, 06 June 1991 |
2 | Only Here on a Message | Thursday, 13 June 1991 |
3 | Send a Message to Michael | Thursday, 20 June 1991 |
4 | Message Sent | Thursday, 27 June 1991 |
5 | Message Received | Thursday, 04 July 1991 |
6 | Message Understood | Thursday, 11 July 1991 |
7 | Over and Out | Thursday, 18 July 1991 |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Robert Lindsay | Michael Murray |
Michael Palin | Jim Nelson / Headmaster |
Dearbhla Molloy | Laura Nelson |
Alan Igbon | Teddy |
Andrew Schofield | Peter / Peter Grenville |
Philip Whitchurch | Franky Murray |
Julie Walters | Mrs. Murray |
Paul Oldham | Joey Thug / Joey |
Tom Georgeson | Lou Barnes |
Chris Hargreaves | Scrawny Thug |
Gary Mavers | Billy Thug / Billy |
Wayne Foskett | Macker Thug / Macker |
Karl Barry | Fifth Thug |
Paul Daneman | Mervyn Sloan |
Peter-Hugo Daly | Bubbles / Bubbles McGuire |
Jane Danson | Eileen Critchley |
Lindsay Duncan | Barbara Douglas |
Edward Mallon | Mark Nelson |
Hayley Fairclough | Jessica Nelson |
Michael Angelis | Martin Niarchos |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Verity Lambert | Executive Producer |
David E. Jones | Producer |
Alan Bleasdale | Producer |