Overview
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. The title refers to his attempt, 'straight' being a slang term meaning being honest, in contrast to 'bent', i.e., dishonest. Also re-appearing was Richard Beckinsale as Lennie Godber, who was Fletcher's naïve young cellmate and was now in a relationship with his daughter Ingrid. Her brother Raymond was played by a teenage Nicholas Lyndhurst. Only one series, of six episodes, was made in 1978. It attracted an audience of over 15 million viewers and won a BAFTA award in March 1979, but hopes of a further series had already been dashed by Beckinsale's premature death earlier in the same month.
Cast
Ronnie Barker
6 episodes
Patricia Brake
5 episodes
Richard Beckinsale
4 episodes
Nicholas Lyndhurst
4 episodes
David Swift
2 episodes
Rowena Cooper
2 episodes
Timothy Bateson
1 episodes
Pete Postlethwaite
1 episodes
Alfred Lynch
1 episodes
Roberta Tovey
1 episodes
Elizabeth Cassidy
1 episodes
Fulton Mackay
1 episodes
Nigel Hawthorne
1 episodes
Freddie Earlle
1 episodes
Royston Tickner
1 episodes
Milton Johns
1 episodes
Lally Bowers
1 episodes
Norman Jones
1 episodes
Michael Turner
1 episodes
Tony Osoba
1 episodes
Bunny May
1 episodes
Lee Richards
1 episodes
Paul McDowell
1 episodes
Michael Stainton
1 episodes
Norman Hartley
1 episodes
Ron Pember
1 episodes
Dave Hill
1 episodes
Stephen Tate
1 episodes
Eric Francis
1 episodes
Vicky Spencer
1 episodes
Donald Morley
1 episodes
Martin Milman
1 episodes
Rikki Howard
1 episodes
Robert Raglan
1 episodes
Bill Horsley
1 episodes
Gwyneth Owen
1 episodes
Norman Scace
1 episodes
Val McCrimmon
1 episodes
Reg Thomason
1 episodes