Going Straight
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| Directed by | Sydney Lotterby |
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| Template:Pluralize from text of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of episodes | 6 (list of episodes) |
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| EditorTemplate:Pluralize from text | Bill Wright |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
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| Network | BBC1 |
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Going Straight is a British television sitcom created and written by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais, and starring Ronnie Barker and Richard Beckinsale.
The series serves as a direct sequel to the sitcom Porridge, in which all four were involved, with its premise surrounding the exploits of Barker's character Norman Stanley Fletcher following his release from prison on parole and his attempts to not commit another crime for the sake of his family, despite the allure that lawbreaking brings. The programme also featured the appearance of Patricia Brake, reprising her role as Fletcher's daughter Ingrid in Porridge, and Nicholas Lyndhurst as Fletcher's son Raymond. Fulton Mackay, Tony Osoba and Paul McDowell guest starred in the first episode, also reprising their roles from Porridge.
Cast
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Main cast
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- Ronnie Barker as Norman Stanley Fletcher
- Richard Beckinsale as Lennie Godber
- Patricia Brake as Ingrid Fletcher
- Nicholas Lyndhurst as Raymond Fletcher
Recurring cast
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- David Swift as Mr McEwan
- Rowena Cooper as Shirley Chapman
Guest cast
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- Fulton Mackay as Principal officer Mr MacKay
- Tony Osoba as Jim McLaren
- Timothy Bateson as Oaksey
- Roberta Tovey as Penny
- Alfred Lynch as Dave Pipers
- Norman Jones as Mr Tanner
- Freddie Earlle as Tony
- Nigel Hawthorne as Worm Wellings
- Pete Postlethwaite (credited as Peter Postlethwaite) as Thomas Clifford Crowther
- Ron Pember as Percy
- Royston Tickner as Sergeant
- Michael Turner as Mr Scotcher
- Dave Hill as Arthur Boyle
- Milton Johns as Mr Kirby
- Robert Raglan as Inspector
- Elizabeth Cassidy as Pamela
- Lally Bowers as Mrs Appleby
- Stephen Tate as Canadian Tourist
- Paul McDowell as Mr Collinson
Episodes
Script error: No such module "Labelled list hatnote". Six episodes of Going Straight, all written by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais, were produced for the BBC. The show began airing on 24 February and ended on 7 April 1978. All episodes had a running time of approximately 30 minutes.
Production
A single series of six episodes was made and aired across 1978, attracting an audience of over 15 million viewers[1] and winning a BAFTA TV Award for Best Situation Comedy in March 1979.[2] In addition, the series was featured on the front cover of the 18 February 1978 edition of the Radio Times.[3] Plans for further episodes were allegedly shelved after the premature death of Beckinsale in 1979, although in an interview published in Porridge: The Complete Scripts and Series Guide (2001), the writers stated that only one series was ever planned as Ronnie Barker would only agree to do the six episodes.
The theme tune, sung by Ronnie Barker, detailed Fletch's determination to go straight, an ambition first laid out in the Porridge episode "Men Without Women":[4] This was released as a 7-inch single by EMI records. The B-side is a track called "The String Bean Queen".
References
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- ^ Information published on DVD back cover.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Situation Comedy". BAFTA. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Issues for 1978". BBC Genome Project. Archived from the original on 27 November 2024. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."The Full Lyrics to the Theme Tune from Going Straight". Porridge - The Unofficial Homepage. Archived from the original on 22 July 2024. Retrieved 25 January 2009.
External links
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- Going Straight at IMDbTemplate:Edit at Wikidata
- Going Straight at British Comedy Guide
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