Porterhouse Blue | |
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Genre | Comedy |
Based on | Porterhouse Blue by Tom Sharpe |
Written by | Malcolm Bradbury |
Directed by | Robert Knights |
Starring | David Jason Ian Richardson John Sessions Charles Gray Griff Rhys Jones Paul Rogers John Woodnutt Paula Jacobs Barbara Jefford Ian Wallace |
Opening theme | Dives in Omnia |
Composer | Rick Lloyd |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 4 |
Production | |
Producer | Brian Eastman |
Cinematography | Dick Pope |
Editor | Barry Peters |
Running time | 200 minutes |
Production companies | Carnival Film and Television Picture Partnership Productions |
Original release | |
Network | Channel 4 |
Release | 3 June 24 June 1987 | –
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Porterhouse Blue is a 1987 television comedy series adapted by Malcolm Bradbury from the 1974 Tom Sharpe novel of the same name for Channel 4 in four episodes. It starred David Jason as Skullion, Ian Richardson as Sir Godber Evans, Barbara Jefford as his wife Lady Mary, Charles Gray as Sir Cathcart D'Eath, and John Sessions as Zipser. Also appearing were Griff Rhys Jones as Cornelius Carrington, Paula Jacobs as Mrs. Biggs, Bob Goody as Walter, Paul Rogers as the Dean, John Woodnutt as the Senior Tutor, Lockwood West as the Chaplain, Willoughby Goddard as Professor Siblington, Harold Innocent as the Bursar and Ian Wallace as the Praelector.