G.B.H.

G.B.H. is a British tv drama that was originally shown in the summer of 1991. It was written by Alan Bleasdale and directed by Robert Young. Some say that this show set a formidable standard for all future tv drama's to follow. Alan Bleasdale's script has been called "simply phenomenal". The show's plot is centered around the conflict between two men; Michael Murray (Robert Lindsay) a charismatic and militant city council leader in the north of London, and Jim Nelson (Michael Palin) the beloved headmaster at a local school for disturbed children. When the headmaster inadvertently sabotages a strike staged by the politician, the two come head to head in a conflict that makes up the superficial majority of the plot. This mini-series could easily have been made into an engaging, 2 hour movie, but instead was written into a 11 hour long masterpiece that digs deeply into the protagonists minds. The depth of character study in this mini-series alone makes it a rare jewel of 1990s film. MORE