GBH was an Alan Bleasdale-penned seven-part British television drama that aired on Channel 4 in the summer of 1991. Labour council chairman Michael Murray and principal of a school for disturbed youngsters Jim Nelson were the two main characters in this story. The series was controversial in part 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." The initials "GBH" are commonly used to refer to a criminal accusation of grievous bodily harm, however the letters really stand for Great British Holiday.
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GBH was an Alan Bleasdale-penned seven-part British television drama that aired on Channel 4 in the summer of 1991. Labour council chairman Michael Murray and principal of a school for disturbed youngsters Jim Nelson were the two main characters in this story. The series was controversial in part 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." The initials "GBH" are commonly used to refer to a criminal accusation of grievous bodily harm, however the letters really stand for Great British Holiday.
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