Box set: The Ronnie Barker Collection

Going Straight

BBC Home Video (1978)

Comedy

/ Color / 173 mins

5014503146023

In Collection
#274

6.8

Plot

A short-lived spin off series from the clasic 70's sitcom Porridge! It was never expected and eventually never did live up to Porridge and only made 1 six episode series before it was cancelled. Fletcher has left prison on parole after serving three years, eight months and four days, and is trying to come to terms with life outside again. His wife has left him and he shares his home with his son Raymond and his daughter Ingrid, who is dating his former cell-mate Lenny Godber.

Cast

	Ronnie Barker	Norman Stanley Fletcher
	Patricia Brake	Ingrid Fletcher
	Richard Beckinsale	Lennie Godber
	Nicholas Lyndhurst	Raymond Fletcher
	David Swift	Mr. McQueen
	Rowena Cooper	Shirley Chapman
	Fulton MacKay
	Michael Turner

Crew

Director

Sydney Lotterby

Producer

Sydney Lotterby

Episodes

Disc 01

Going Home

30 mins 24/02/1978

Fletch has now reached the end of his stay in Prison and says his goodbyes to McLaren. On the train journey home Fletch bumps into Mackay and an old friend. His old friend makes an early attempt to tempt him from the straight and narrow but it's Mackay who almost commits a crime.

Going to be Alright

30 mins 03/03/1978

Fletch visits his probation officer and reveals that his wife, Isobel, has left him for someone called Reg Jessop who owns a cardboard box factory. Fletch doesn't seem too concerned about getting a job and the reason is a legacy from a previous crime which he attempts to dig up by stealing Godber's lorry and driving off to the site where the loot was buried. He is out of luck, however, when he discovers a housing development has been built on the field.

Going Sour

30 mins 10/03/1978

Fletch is diverted from his own problems when he comes across a young punk girl and tries to set her on the straight and narrow.

Going to Work

30 mins 17/03/1978

Fletch's probation officer sets him up with a job as a night porter. Fletch is nervous about his first ever job and can't face it but Godber and Ingrid make sure he turns up.

Going, Going, Gone

30 mins 31/03/1978

Fletch is almost tempted off the straight and narrow on the day Ingrid is to marry Godber. He has a change of heart before it's too late but almost gets into trouble with a walkie talkie. Godber married Ingrid with Fletch giving away the bride and acting as best man.

Going off the Rails

30 mins 07/04/1978

After the ordeal of the past few weeks Fletcher decided that he to far gone to keep 'Going Straight' and begins to leave the straight and narrow!

Edition Details

Edition	1 Disc Series
Series	Going Straight
Release Date	04/10/2004
Packaging	Keep Case
Screen Ratio	Fullscreen (4:3)
Subtitles	English; English (Closed Captioned)
Layers	Single Side, Single Layer
No. of Disks/Tapes	1

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