G.B.H. Season 1 1991
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.
- Released: 1991-06-06
- Runtime: 81 minutes
- Genre: Drama
- Stars: Michael Palin, Robert Lindsay, Lindsay Duncan, Julie Walters, Dearbhla Molloy
- Director: Robert Young, Elvis Costello, Alan Bleasdale, David E. Jones, Alan Bleasdale
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1. It Couldn't Happen Here 1991-06-06
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2. Only Here on a Message 1991-06-13
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3. Send a Message to Michael 1991-06-20
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4. Message Sent 1991-06-27
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5. Message Received 1991-07-04
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6. Message Understood 1991-07-11
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7. Over and Out 1991-07-18
