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Going Straight
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Going Straight (1978) — AI TV series analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Going Straight (1978) — a TV series tagged as Comedy with funny and nostalgic moods and steady pacing.
Story & themes: 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 hi… Our models also surface themes such as ai and war from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for date night and casual background watching. Expect steady storytelling across 1 season.
Community signal: TMDb members rate Going Straight 77% (15 votes) — strong audience scores for this TV series.
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Synopsis
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.
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- Series
- Status
- Ended
- Release date
- 1978-02-24
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 6
- TMDB rating
- 7.7
- TMDB ID
- 1821
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