| Going Straight | |
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 Going Straight main title | |
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| Directed by | Sydney Lotterby |
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| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of episodes | 6 (list of episodes) |
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| Producer | Sydney Lotterby |
| Editor | Bill Wright |
| Running time | 30 mins |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC1 |
| Release | 24 February – 7 April 1978 |
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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 allegedly shelved after the premature death of Beckinsale in 1979 although in an interview published in "Porridge The Complete Scripts and Series Guide" (2001) the writers stated that only one series was ever planned as Ronnie Barker would only agree to do the six episodes.
- ^ Information published on DVD back cover