Going Straight was the follow-up to the very successful TV series Porridge starring Ronnie Barker (in fact it reunited both writers and many of the original actors). But because of the unexpected death of Richard Beckinsale, the six episode 1978 season one was never to be continued.
At the time of airing the series was deemed not funny enough, even though it had 15 million viewers (massive viewing figures by todays standards), on seeing these episodes today they are nowhere near as bad as rumoured, I enjoyed them!
Going Straight is recommended to any Porridge fan! Here is a clip...
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