Six episodes of Going Straight, all written by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais, were produced for the BBC. The show began airing on 24 February and ended on 7 April 1978. All episodes had a running time of approximately 30 minutes.
Going Straight: With Ronnie Barker, Patricia Brake, Richard Beckinsale, Nicholas Lyndhurst. Following his release from Slade prison, Fletcher tries to stick to the straight and narrow, but it isn't easy.
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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.
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.
Season 1 S1, Ep1 24 Feb. 1978 Going Home 8.5 (69) Rate Fletch is finally released - after getting his coat stuck in the prison gates - and on the train home meets Mr. Mackay, who, after a few drinks, tells him he will soon have to retire and is off to London to look for a new job.
Going Straight is 24950 on the JustWatch Daily Streaming Charts today. The TV show has moved up the charts by 673 places since yesterday. In the United Kingdom, it is currently more popular than Bargain-Loving Brits in the Sun but less popular than One Man and His Campervan.