Going Straight (1978)

Directed by

Sydney Lotterby

Genre

sitcom

Country

United Kingdom

Length

1 season, 6 episodes

Rated

PG

Rating

7.7 of 10 from 16 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This is a sitcom sequel following Norman Stanley Fletcher after he gets out of prison on parole. He tries to stay out of trouble for his family, but old habits and temptations keep pulling him back toward crime.

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What happens

Going Straight is a British television sitcom created and written by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais, and starring Ronnie Barker and Richard Beckinsale. The series serves as a direct sequel to the sitcom Porridge, in which all four were involved, with its premise surrounding the exploits of Barker's character Norman Stanley Fletcher following his release from prison on parole and his attempts to not commit another crime for the sake of his family, despite the allure that lawbreaking brings. The programme also featured the appearance of Patricia Brake, reprising her role as Fletcher's daughter Ingrid in Porridge, and Nicholas Lyndhurst as Fletcher's son Raymond. Fulton Mackay, Tony Osoba and Paul McDowell guest starred in the first episode, also reprising their roles from Porridge. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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