Going Straight(1978)
Comedy
First Air Date: 1978-02-24
Average Runtime: 30m
Rating: 7.7
Votes: 15
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 6
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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daughtersequelfamilyex-consitcomteenage son
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Series 1
Episodes: 6E01
Going Home
Air Date: 1978-02-24
Fletch has now reached the end of his stay in Prison and says his goodbyes to McLaren. On the train journey home Flet...
E02
Going to be Alright
Air Date: 1978-03-03
Fletch visits his probation officer and reveals that his wife, Isobel, has left him for someone called Reg Jessop who...
E03
Going Sour
Air Date: 1978-03-10
Fletch is diverted from his own problems when he comes across a young punk girl and tries to set her on the straight ...
E04
Going to Work
Air Date: 1978-03-17
Fletch's probation officer sets him up with a job as a night porter. Fletch is nervous about his first ever job and c...
E05
Going, Going, Gone
Air Date: 1978-03-24
As hotel porter, Fletch recognises an unscrupulous guest and suspects a scam.
E06
Going off the Rails
Air Date: 1978-04-07
Fletch is almost tempted off the straight and narrow on the day Ingrid is to marry Godber. He has a change of heart b...
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