Going Straight
Season 1
S1 · E1 · Feb 24, 1978
Going Home Episode 1
S1 · E2 · Mar 3, 1978
Going to be Alright Episode 2
S1 · E3 · Mar 10, 1978
Going Sour Episode 3
S1 · E4 · Mar 17, 1978
Going to Work Episode 4
S1 · E5 · Mar 24, 1978
Going, Going, Gone Episode 5
S1 · E6 · Apr 7, 1978
Going off the Rails Episode 6
6 episodes in Season 1
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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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Dick Clement Creator · Ian La Frenais Creator Sydney Lotterby Director
Total runtime 3h 0m · Episode length 30 min · Country United Kingdom
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Premiered
February 24, 1978
Final episode
April 7, 1978
Status
Ended
Network
BBC One
Country
United Kingdom
Type
Scripted
Episode length
30 min
Total runtime
3h 0m
Original language
English
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Spoken on screen
English
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