BBC One · Ended

Going Straight

Comedy, Crime · 1978 · Rated 8/10

Last aired: S1 E6, Going Off the Rails · 1978-04-07

Sitcom sequel to Porridge. Fletch is finally released from Slade Prison, will he be able to stop himself from going back?

Cast

Ronnie Barker Norman Stanley Fletcher

Patricia Brake Ingrid Fletcher

Richard Beckinsale Lennie Godber

Season 1

E1 Going Home 1978-02-24 · 30 min Fletch is about to be released from prison, will he be able to stop himself from going back? First he has to say goodbye to Mr MacKay the prison officer who has been the bane of his life. Follow-on from Porridge.

E2 Going to Be Alright 1978-03-03 · 30 min Fletch's probation officer is disappointed that he hasn't found a job. Fletch plans to dig up some loot he buried in Essex before he went to prison, but there's a problem.

E3 Going Sour 1978-03-10 · 30 min Fletch takes pity on a young runaway pickpocket named Penny and takes her home for a bath and a meal. She betrays his kindness and Fletch feels let down.

E4 Going to Work 1978-03-17 · 30 min Fletch's probation officer gets him as a job as a Night Porter, but his return to work is not smooth sailing.

E5 Going, Going, Gone 1978-03-24 · 30 min As hotel porter, Fletch recognises an unscrupulous guest, Worm Wellings, and suspects he may be planning an insurance scam.

E6 Going Off the Rails 1978-04-07 · 30 min Fletch feels frustrated that his ex-wife's partner is paying for his daughter's wedding. So he is tempted when someone offers to pay him to be a lookout for a burglary.

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