Series · Comedy
Going Straight (1978)
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.
- Creator
- Ian La Frenais, Dick Clement
- Writers
- Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais
- Network
- BBC One
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- First aired
- February 24, 1978
- Status
- Ended
Cast
Ronnie BarkerNorman Stanley Fletcher
Patricia BrakeIngrid Fletcher
Richard BeckinsaleLenny Godber
Nicholas LyndhurstRaymond Fletcher- David SwiftMr McEwan
Rowena CooperShirley Chapman
Timothy BatesonOaksey
Pete PostlethwaiteThomas Clifford Crowther
Alfred LynchDave Pipers
Roberta ToveyPenny- Elizabeth CassidyPamela
Fulton MackayMr. Mackay
Nigel HawthorneWorm Wellings- Freddie EarlleTony
Royston TicknerSergeant
Milton JohnsMr. Kirby- Lally BowersMrs. Appleby
Norman JonesMr. Tanner- Michael TurnerMr. Scotcher
Tony OsobaMcLaren
Episodes
0/6 watched- Episode 1: Going Home30 min · Feb 24, 1978
- Episode 2: Going to be Alright30 min · Mar 3, 1978
- Episode 3: Going Sour30 min · Mar 10, 1978
- Episode 4: Going to Work30 min · Mar 17, 1978
- Episode 5: Going, Going, Gone30 min · Mar 24, 1978
- Episode 6: Going off the Rails30 min · Apr 7, 1978
