G.B.H. 32 years old

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.

Credits

Cast

Name	Character
Anna Friel She was 14 , now 47 years old	as Susan Nelson
Julie Walters She was 41 , now 74 years old	as Mrs. Murray
Kulvinder Ghir He was 25 , now 58 years old	as Ravi
John Henshaw He was 40 , now 73 years old	as Murray's Minder
Lindsay Duncan She was 40 , now 73 years old	as Barbara Douglas
Tom Georgeson He was 53 , now 86 years old	as Lou Barnes
John Shrapnel He was 49 , 77 years old when he died	as Dr Jacobs
Daniel Massey He was 57 , 64 years old when he died	as Grosvenor
Michael Palin He was 48 , now 80 years old	as Jim Nelson
Andrew Schofield He was 32 , now 65 years old	as Peter Grenville
Andrew Schofield He was 32 , now 65 years old	as Peter
Freddie Fletcher He was 41 , now 74 years old	as Poacher Vic
Chris Darwin He was 30 , now 63 years old	as Barry
Michael Angelis He was 39 , now 72 years old	as Martin Niarchos
Bill Stewart He was 24 , 39 years old when he died	as Geoff
Niall Tóibín He was 61 , 89 years old when he died	as Michael Murray Snr
Noreen Kershaw She was 40 , now 73 years old	as Maureen Murray
Jake Abraham He was 24 , now 57 years old	as Black Waiter
Verity Lambert She was 55 , 71 years old when she died
Robert Lindsay He was 41 , now 74 years old	as Michael Murray
Jean Anderson She was 83 , 93 years old when she died	as Dr Goldup
Paul Daneman He was 65 , 75 years old when he died	as Mervyn Sloan
Judith Barker She was 47 , now 80 years old	as Margie
William Franklyn He was 65 , 81 years old when he died	as Distinguished Gent
Alan Bleasdale He was 45 , now 78 years old
James Tomlinson He was 8 , now 41 years old	as Stan
Chris Hargreaves He was 19 , now 51 years old	as Scrawny Thug
Jimmy Mulville He was 36 , now 69 years old	as Philip
Gary Mavers He was 26 , now 59 years old	as Billy
Philip Whitchurch He was 40 , now 73 years old	as Franky Murray
Keith Clifford He was 52 , now 85 years old	as Coach Driver
William Gaunt He was 54 , now 87 years old	as Hunningdon
Peter-Hugo Daly He was 35 , now 68 years old	as Bubbles McGuire
Debra Gillett	as Sylvia
Dearbhla Molloy She was 45 , now 78 years old	as Laura Nelson

Crew

Name	Job title
Robert Young Directing He was 84 , 91 years old when he died	Director
Elvis Costello Sound He was 36 , now 69 years old	Music
Alan Bleasdale Production He was 45 , now 78 years old	Producer
Alan Bleasdale Writing He was 45 , now 78 years old	Writer

G.B.H. (32 years)

Ended

First Air Date: 1991-06-06
Runtime: [81] minutes
Number of Episodes: 7

G.B.H. 32 years old

Credits

Anna Friel

Julie Walters

Kulvinder Ghir

John Henshaw

Lindsay Duncan

Tom Georgeson

Cast

Crew

G.B.H. (32 years)