Going Straight

Going Straight

1978
30m
7.7

7.7/10

16 votes • View on IMDb
Comedy
Overview

Going Straight is a BBC sitcom which was a direct spin-off from Porridge, starring Ronnie Barker as Norman Stanley Fletcher, newly released from the fictional Slade Prison where the earlier series had been set. It sees Fletcher trying to become an honest member of society, having vowed to stay away from crime on his release. The title refers to his attempt, 'straight' being a slang term meaning being honest, in contrast to 'bent', i.e., dishonest. Also re-appearing was Richard Beckinsale as Lennie Godber, who was Fletcher's naïve young cellmate and was now in a relationship with his daughter Ingrid. Her brother Raymond was played by a teenage Nicholas Lyndhurst. Only one series, of six episodes, was made in 1978. It attracted an audience of over 15 million viewers and won a BAFTA award in March 1979, but hopes of a further series had already been dashed by Beckinsale's premature death earlier in the same month.

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Status: Ended

Language: EN

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Production Information

Spoken Languages
English

Quick Facts

Release Date February 24, 1978
Status Ended
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0077016

Cast

Ronnie Barker
Ronnie Barker

Norman Stanley Fletcher

Key Crew

Sydney Lotterby
Producer
Sydney Lotterby
Director
Dick Clement
Writer
Ian La Frenais
Writer
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