British Drama: G.B.H.
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Broadcaster: Channel 4
Genre: Drama
Written by: Alan Bleasdale
Stars: Robert Lindsay, Michael Palin
Episodes: 7
Episode Average: 8.429
BEST EPISODE:
Over and Out (1991)
GBH (1991)
G.B.H.
(1991)7 episodes
Series Score: 59
Episode Average: 8.43
Perfect 10's: 2
EPISODE 1 IT COULDN'T HAPPEN HERE
Originally broadcast: 6 June 1991
Directed by: Robert Young
Written by: Alan Bleasdale
A newly elected council leader targets his former headmaster, a militant left-wing group present a plan for a 'Day of Action', and the headmaster of a special needs school finds that he doesn't have a picket line to cross.
HOLY GODIVA 5 - ONION JACK 5
TOTAL: 10
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EPISODE 2 ONLY HERE ON A MESSAGE
Originally broadcast: 13 June 1991
Directed by: Robert Young
Written by: Alan Bleasdale
Unofficial pickets continue at the school to force out the "scab", a tragedy sees local support grow for the troubled headmaster, and a dig into Murray's past reveals something of worth to the conspirators.
HOLY GODIVA 4 - ONION JACK 4
TOTAL: 8
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EPISODE 3 SEND A MESSAGE TO MICHAEL
Originally broadcast: 20 June 1991
Directed by: Robert Young
Written by: Alan Bleasdale
Jim Nelson lashes out when his tormentors pay him a visit, Franky throws his brother out of the car before heading off for a holiday, and a letter left for him at his mother's sends Murray into panic mode.
HOLY GODIVA 4 - ONION JACK 4
TOTAL: 8
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EPISODE 4 MESSAGE SENT
Originally broadcast: 27 June 1991
Directed by: Robert Young
Written by: Alan Bleasdale
Jim's devastated when he gets suspended from his job, a visit prompts Mr. Weller to remove a copied records file from his home, and Murray becomes a nervous wreck when his life begins to crumble around him.
HOLY GODIVA 4 - ONION JACK 4
TOTAL: 8
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EPISODE 5 MESSAGE RECEIVED
Originally broadcast: 4 July 1991
Directed by: Robert Young
Written by: Alan Bleasdale
Jim's furious when his planned holiday route hits an unexpected bridge, a search for the missing file proves fruitless, and Murray finds further reason to feel uneasy about an attempt to create unrest on the streets.
HOLY GODIVA 3 - ONION JACK 3
TOTAL: 6
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EPISODE 6 MESSAGE UNDERSTOOD
Originally broadcast: 11 July 1991
Directed by: Robert Young
Written by: Alan Bleasdale
An attempt to recover the missing file puts an intruder in a tight spot, the police continue to deny any involvement in the racial attacks, and Murray and Nelson are both shocked when they receive packages.
HOLY GODIVA 4 - ONION JACK 5
TOTAL: 9
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EPISODE 7 OVER AND OUT
Originally broadcast: 18 July 1991
Directed by: Robert Young
Written by: Alan Bleasdale
Doubts in Barbara's mind make her question her need for revenge, Jim finds real members outnumbered as he fights to stay in the Labour Party, and information about Eileen Critchley knocks Murray for six.
HOLY GODIVA 5 - ONION JACK 5
TOTAL: 10
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A day of strike action leaves an ambitious Labour council leader facing a battle against the demons of his past, a mild-mannered headmaster of a special needs school, and the desires of the far-left.