Going Straight (1978)
Going Straight (1978)
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Where to Watch.
Currently Going Straight is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Apple TV
Streaming in:🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Cast & Crew.
Ronnie Barker
Norman Stanley Fletcher
Patricia Brake
Ingrid Fletcher
Richard Beckinsale
Lennie Godber
Nicholas Lyndhurst
Raymond Fletcher
Dick Clement
Creator
David Swift
Mr. McEwan
Ian La Frenais
Creator
Rowena Cooper
Shirley Chapman
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Going Straight is a BBC sitcom created and written by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais, and starring Ronnie Barker and Richard Beckinsale. The programme was a direct spin-off to the sitcom Porridge, which all four were involved in, with its premise surrounding the exploits of Barker's character Norman Stanley Fletcher following his release from prison and his attempts to not commit another crime for the sake of his family, despite the allure that crime brings. The programme also featured the appearance of Patricia Brake, reprising her role in Porridge, and Nicholas Lyndhurst. Both Fulton Mackay and Tony Osoba guest starred in the first episode, also reprising their earlier roles.
A single series of six episodes was made and aired across 1978, attracting an audience of over 15 million viewers and winning a BAFTA TV Award for Best Situation Comedy in March 1979. Plans for further episodes were shelved after the premature death of Beckinsale in 1979.