Dick Clement
creator
Going Straight
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.77%
Ian La Frenais
creator
Cast
Ronnie Barker
Norman Stanley Fletcher
Total episodes: 6
Patricia Brake
Ingrid Fletcher
Total episodes: 5
Richard Beckinsale
Lenny Godber
Total episodes: 4
Nicholas Lyndhurst
Raymond Fletcher
Total episodes: 4
David Swift
Mr McEwan
Total episodes: 2
Rowena Cooper
Shirley Chapman
Total episodes: 2
Timothy Bateson
Oaksey
Total episodes: 1
Pete Postlethwaite
Thomas Clifford Crowther
Total episodes: 1
Alfred Lynch
Dave Pipers
Total episodes: 1
Roberta Tovey
Penny
Total episodes: 1
Elizabeth Cassidy
Pamela
Total episodes: 1
Fulton Mackay
Mr. Mackay
Total episodes: 1
Ronnie Barker
Norman Stanley Fletcher
Total episodes: 6
Patricia Brake
Ingrid Fletcher
Total episodes: 5
Richard Beckinsale
Lenny Godber
Total episodes: 4
Nicholas Lyndhurst
Raymond Fletcher
Total episodes: 4
David Swift
Mr McEwan
Total episodes: 2
Rowena Cooper
Shirley Chapman
Total episodes: 2
Timothy Bateson
Oaksey
Total episodes: 1
Pete Postlethwaite
Thomas Clifford Crowther
Total episodes: 1
Alfred Lynch
Dave Pipers
Total episodes: 1
Roberta Tovey
Penny
Total episodes: 1
Elizabeth Cassidy
Pamela
Total episodes: 1
Fulton Mackay
Mr. Mackay
Total episodes: 1
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Release Date
February 24, 1978Last air Date
April 7, 1978Status
EndedOriginal Language
EnglishNetworks
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Season 1
Aired on: 1978 | 6 Episodes
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