For other uses, see Going Straight (disambiguation).
Going Straight
Going Straight main title
Created by
Dick Clement
Ian La Frenais
Written by
Dick Clement
Ian La Frenais
Directed by
Sydney Lotterby
Starring
Ronnie Barker
Richard Beckinsale
Patricia Brake
Nicholas Lyndhurst
Country of origin
United Kingdom
No. of episodes
6 (list of episodes)
Production
Producer
Sydney Lotterby
Editor
Bill Wright
Running time
30 mins
Original release
Network
BBC1
Release
24 February (1978-02-24) – 7 April 1978 (1978-04-07)
Related
Porridge (1974–77)
Life Beyond the Box: Norman Stanley Fletcher (2003)
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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[1] 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.
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