"the traditional breakfast that used to be served in British prisons, and the British slang for serving a prison sentence - ""Doing porridge"". ""Porridge"" was critically acclaimed and is widely considered to be one of the greatest British sitcoms of all time, with it being ranked No. 35 on the 100 Greatest British Television Programmes compiled by the British Film Institute in 2000. In 2004 ""Porridge"" placed seventh in a poll to find Britain's Best Sitcom. The series was followed by a 1978 sequel, ""Going Straight"", which saw Barker reprise his character as he tries to avoid going back to"
"earlier decision and produced a third series of ""Porridge"", as well as a film adaptation. It was followed by the spin-off sitcom ""Going Straight"" which focused on Fletcher after his release from prison. While not as popular as ""Porridge"", Barker again won the BAFTA for Best Light Entertainment Performance. Plans to further the show were ended when Barker's co-star Richard Beckinsale died of a heart attack in 1979 aged 31. With repeats of ""Open All Hours"" earning high ratings on BBC One, the BBC commissioned a further series of the show in 1981, with another two made as well as"
"Ingrid (Patricia Brake). Her brother Raymond was played by a teenage Nicholas Lyndhurst. 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 the same month. Six episodes of ""Going Straight"", all written by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais, were produced for the BBC. The show began airing on 24 February and ended on 7 April 1978. All episodes had a running time of 30 minutes. The theme"
"""Bloody Kids"", which then had to be re-cast. This role marked a change in direction for Beckinsale, being a more hard-nosed character than those he had played before. Three days after his death, ""Going Straight"" won a BAFTA award. Barker delivered a brief acceptance speech in tribute to his co-star. Plans had been drawn up to make a film version of Beckinsale's other successful sitcom ""Rising Damp"" and ultimately the film was made in 1980. Christopher Strauli was recruited to replace Beckinsale, playing a different character. In 2000, 21 years after his death, a documentary was broadcast on ITV in"
"Glynn Edwards, Joan Sims, Keith Chegwin, Leslie Dwyer, Robin Parkinson, Sam Kelly, Christopher Biggins, Richard O'Callaghan, Yootha Joyce, David Jason, and Avis Bunnage in supporting roles. The series was released on BBC DVD in 2005. Whilst most of the pilots were not developed any further, ""Open All Hours"" and ""Prisoner and Escort"" were successfully developed into full series. ""Open All Hours"" was developed into a sitcom of the same name and a later sequel named ""Still Open All Hours"", while ""Prisoner and Escort"" became ""Porridge"", which led to a spinoff series called ""Going Straight"" in 1978 and a feature film"
"tribute, called ""The Unforgettable Richard Beckinsale"". It featured interviews with his widow, the actress Judy Loe, as well as his father, sister, closest schoolfriend and two daughters. Also contributing were his co-stars, Barker and ""Rising Damp""'s Don Warrington. Richard Beckinsale Richard Arthur Beckinsale (6 July 1947 – 19 March 1979) was an English actor, who played Lennie Godber in the BBC sitcom ""Porridge"" (along with its sequel series ""Going Straight"") and Alan Moore in the British ITV sitcom ""Rising Damp"". He is the father of actresses Samantha Beckinsale and Kate Beckinsale. Beckinsale was born in Carlton, Nottinghamshire, to an Anglo-Burmese"
"he is a Leyton Orient supporter. Norman Stanley Fletcher Norman Stanley ""Fletch"" Fletcher is the main fictional character in the popular BBC sitcom ""Porridge"", and the spin-off, ""Going Straight"". He was played by Ronnie Barker. He was sentenced to serve the particular stretch of 'porridge' detailed in the series due to a long and failing attempt to steal an articulated truck. The truck was full of alcohol. His plan was to drive the truck to a nearby field where he would leave the truck and make off with some of the booze. But he had no idea on how to"
"Straightheads Straightheads is a 2007 British horror film which follows a couple who are seeking revenge against a group of men. It was written and directed by Dan Reed, who made his directorial début, and features Gillian Anderson and Danny Dyer. Adam, a 23-year-old self-employed security technician, is hired by a businesswoman, Alice Comfort, to set up a security system in her flat. After finishing the work, Adam falls asleep on a lawnchair on her roof-garden. When Alice arrives home and finds him there, she impulsively asks him to accompany her to a housewarming party for her boss. He is"
"vacation together. If she is wrong, the man she picks wins the trip with his partner. Gay, Straight or Taken? Gay, Straight or Taken? is a reality television series that was created by British TV producers, Gavin Hay and Remy Blumenfeld and piloted for ITV in 2003 It debuted on January 8, 2007 on Lifetime Television. The program has also commenced airing in Australia on cable television channel Arena TV, in the United Kingdom on the free-to-view television channel Five Life, in Russia on MTV Russia, in Italy on SKY Uno, in Turkey on Foxlife, in Poland on MTV Poland,"
"Patricia Brake Patricia Ann Brake (born 25 June 1942 in Bath, Somerset) is an English actress. Patricia Brake played Ingrid Fletcher, the daughter of Norman Stanley Fletcher, in the BBC sitcom ""Porridge"", and its sequel ""Going Straight"". Most recently, in 2015, she guest-starred in the BBC ongoing drama ""Casualty"" and in ""Midsomer Murders"" for ITV. Alongside her extensive body of work in West End theatres, she has also appeared in UK soaps ""EastEnders"" and ""Coronation Street"". but has played opposite many British comic actors in numerous situation comedies and one-off plays. After leaving The Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, Brake's"
"Gay, Straight or Taken? Gay, Straight or Taken? is a reality television series that was created by British TV producers, Gavin Hay and Remy Blumenfeld and piloted for ITV in 2003 It debuted on January 8, 2007 on Lifetime Television. The program has also commenced airing in Australia on cable television channel Arena TV, in the United Kingdom on the free-to-view television channel Five Life, in Russia on MTV Russia, in Italy on SKY Uno, in Turkey on Foxlife, in Poland on MTV Poland, in Brazil on Multishow in France on TF1 and in the Netherlands on RTL 5. As"
"Getting Straight Getting Straight is a 1970 American comedy-drama motion picture directed by Richard Rush, released by Columbia Pictures. The story centered upon student politics at a university in the early 1970s, seen through the eyes of non-conformist graduate student Harry Bailey (Elliott Gould). Also featured in the cast were Candice Bergen as Bailey's girlfriend, Jeff Corey as Bailey's professor and Harrison Ford as his anti social friend. ""Getting Straight"" was released in an era of change and unrest in the United States in the early 1970s, and was in a long line of films that dealt with these themes."
"Richard Beckinsale Richard Arthur Beckinsale (6 July 1947 – 19 March 1979) was an English actor, who played Lennie Godber in the BBC sitcom ""Porridge"" (along with its sequel series ""Going Straight"") and Alan Moore in the British ITV sitcom ""Rising Damp"". He is the father of actresses Samantha Beckinsale and Kate Beckinsale. Beckinsale was born in Carlton, Nottinghamshire, to an Anglo-Burmese father, Arthur John Beckinsale, and an English mother, Maggie Barlow. He left Alderman White Secondary Modern School at 15 with ambitions to become an actor, so while working in numerous manual jobs he enrolled at a Nottingham adult"
"correctness gone mad' myth embellished by the media"", he has posted videos showing that the show has not been softened up to the extent that the media has reported. Despite, or possibly because, of these changes, the show was received positively by the mainstream audience and a small number of professional critics, and the show was a ratings winner on the CBBC Channel at launch. For the production of series 2 it was decided that the series would change yet again. 'The Menace' returned to the title 'Dennis the Menace and Gnasher' and his personality changed slightly in tribute to"
"a close up shot. He effectively breaks the fourth wall by glancing at the audience - leaving the viewer to reflect on the violent act of revenge Adam has committed. Rotten Tomatoes reported that 40% of 20 listed film critics gave the film a positive review, with an average rating of 4.6 out of 10. Straightheads Straightheads is a 2007 British horror film which follows a couple who are seeking revenge against a group of men. It was written and directed by Dan Reed, who made his directorial début, and features Gillian Anderson and Danny Dyer. Adam, a 23-year-old self-employed"
"to concentrate on acting. Comedy duo Trevor and Simon and Peter Simon, in the ""Run the Risk"" segment, were also regulars who had featured on ""Going Live!"". While the first series was not as popular as its predecessor, the second series was more successful. It was broadcast during the winter months, from September to April, with ""Fully Booked"" replacing it during the summer. New episodes of the ""Rugrats"" were shown. The series went out opposite ITV's ""What's Up Doc?"" but during its third series issues were raised by the ITC, and a number of people left including Don Austen and"
"Nicholas Lyndhurst Nicholas Simon Lyndhurst (born 20 April 1961) is an English actor. He played Rodney Trotter in ""Only Fools and Horses"", Gary Sparrow in ""Goodnight Sweetheart"", Dan Griffin in the BBC drama ""New Tricks"" and Adam Parkinson in Carla Lane's series ""Butterflies"". Lyndhurst also starred as Ashley Philips in ""The Two of Us"", as Fletch's son Raymond in ""Going Straight"", the sequel to the sitcom ""Porridge"", Jimmy Venables in ""After You've Gone"", and Freddie 'The Frog' Robdal in the ""Only Fools and Horses"" prequel ""Rock & Chips"". Nicholas Simon Lyndhurst was born on 20 April 1961 in Emsworth, Hampshire,"
"Norman Stanley Fletcher Norman Stanley ""Fletch"" Fletcher is the main fictional character in the popular BBC sitcom ""Porridge"", and the spin-off, ""Going Straight"". He was played by Ronnie Barker. He was sentenced to serve the particular stretch of 'porridge' detailed in the series due to a long and failing attempt to steal an articulated truck. The truck was full of alcohol. His plan was to drive the truck to a nearby field where he would leave the truck and make off with some of the booze. But he had no idea on how to drive the truck and ended up"
"Be Right Back ""Be Right Back"" is the first episode of the second series of British science fiction anthology series ""Black Mirror"". It was written by series creator and showrunner Charlie Brooker, directed by Owen Harris and first aired on Channel 4 on 11 February 2013. The episode tells the story of Martha (Hayley Atwell), a young woman whose boyfriend Ash Starmer (Domhnall Gleeson) is killed in a car accident. As she mourns him, she discovers that technology now allows her to communicate with an artificial intelligence imitating Ash, and reluctantly decides to try it. ""Be Right Back"" had two"
"Straightaway Straightaway is a 26-week half-hour adventure/drama television series which aired on ABC during the 1961–1962 season – the story of two young men who operate a garage and engage in auto racing. John Ashley and Brian Kelly played race car designers Clipper Hamilton and Scott Ross, respectively. Scott designs the vehicles, and Clipper is the mechanic. Asa Maynor was cast in four episodes as Dixie. Most episodes center on the clients who bring a race car to the Straightaway Garage. The series was originally planned to be named ""The Racers"", but the title had to be altered because of"
"straightforward to be a criminal of any kind. Using skills he has learned in the theatre, Sir John investigates the murder with the help of the stage manager Ted Markham (Edward Chapman) and his wife Doucie (Phyllis Konstam). They narrow the possible suspects down to one male actor in the troupe, Handel Fane (Esme Percy), who often plays cross-dressing roles. Sir John tries to cleverly lure a confession out of Fane, by asking him to audition for a new play that Sir John has written, on the subject of the murder. Fane realises that they know he committed the crime,"
"Real Lives (TV channel) Real Lives is a British television channel owned by Sky, a division of Comcast. It is the sister channel of Sky Living. It was originally known as LIVINGtv2 from the channel's launch in 2004 till 2007, and then was known as Living2 from 2007 to 2009. The channel mainly showed highlights of programming from the main channel, along with extended coverage of its reality programmes, such as ""I'm Famous and Frightened Extra!"" and ""Most Haunted Live"". However, the channel has gained the American reality TV series, ""The Amazing Race"". The channel has also shown more lifestyle"
"at these awards, Merwin Mondesir was nominated for ""Best Performance in a Children's or Youth Program or Series"" for the episode ""Façade"", Karen Walton was nominated for ""Best Writing in a Children's or Youth Program and Series "" for the episode ""Gravity"". The episode ""Raw"" was also nominated for ""Best Sound in a Dramatic Program or Series"" and ""Best Costume Design"". Finally, ""Straight Up"" was nominated for ""Best Children's or Youth Program or Series"". Straight Up (TV series) Straight Up is a popular but short lived Canadian television series produced by Back Alley Film Productions. Although critically acclaimed, the show"
"Straight Up (TV series) Straight Up is a popular but short lived Canadian television series produced by Back Alley Film Productions. Although critically acclaimed, the show only ran for 13 episodes on CBC Television from 1996 to 1998. Set in Toronto, the show dealt with the gritty problems of teenagers living in an urban environment. Rather than focusing on a core group of principal characters, each episode would typically feature a different set of the ensemble teenage cast. Initially, although the character relationships were intertwined, each episode would feature a self-contained plot usually involving only a few of the characters."
"Service in the early 1950s, including service in the Malayan Emergency. He joined the Royal Army Service Corps or RASC, which he refers to in army slang as ""Run Away, Someone's Coming"". Upon release from prison Fletch decided to give up his criminal career. In the follow-up series, ""Going Straight"", he took a job as a hotel night-porter, but found himself often tempted back into crime, although he resisted. His wife, Isobel, had left him, leaving him in sole charge of Raymond. When last seen, in the mockumentary """", Fletch was landlord of a pub in Muswell Hill, alongside his"
"Hospital. A U.S. version of ""Getting On"" began airing on HBO in November 2013 and concluded in December 2015. A three-part spin-off series, ""Going Forward"", was announced in March 2016 and began airing in May 2016 on BBC Four. The show has received very high praise from television critics across the board in the UK, with praise for the actors' performances, and the gritty, realistic portrayal of an NHS hospital. ""The Telegraph"" listed it as the best British television show of the year. Brand, Scanlan, and Pepperdine won the 2010 Royal Television Society Award for Best Writing in Comedy. and"
"Getting On (UK TV series) Getting On is a satirical British sitcom based on a geriatric ward in an NHS hospital. It is written by its core cast, Jo Brand, Vicki Pepperdine, and Joanna Scanlan. Series 1 and 2 were directed by Peter Capaldi, who also appears as Dr. Healy. It first aired in July 2009, for three episodes. The second series of six episodes aired in 2010, with the third series (also of six episodes) airing in late 2012. Despite strong critical acclaim, the show was not recommissioned for a fourth series. It was shot in the closed Plaistow"
"Quest Red Quest Red is a digital television channel in the United Kingdom broadcasting factual, lifestyle, crime and reality programming aimed at a female audience. The channel, operated by Discovery Networks Northern Europe, will run as a sibling to Discovery's established Freeview channel Quest, launched in 2009. In mid-February 2017, shortly after the completion of an eleventh-hour carriage deal with Sky to retain a presence on the satellite platform for its current and future channels, Discovery Communications head David Zaslav told a corporate conference call that a second Freeview channel, to sit alongside Quest, would launch during 2017. The following"
"to make more episodes, but Barker was wary of being ""stuck with a character"" and also wanted to move on to other projects, so the series came to a close. Barker did, however, reprise his role as Fletcher in a sequel, ""Going Straight"", which ran for one series in 1978. A feature-length version of the show was made in 1979 and in 2003 a follow-up was aired. The prison exterior in the title sequence is the old St Albans prison gatehouse and HM Prison Maidstone, which was also featured in the BBC comedy series ""Birds of a Feather"" (HMP Slade"
"by Richard Beckinsale who died in 1979, is explained in a scene in which Fletcher's daughter Ingrid receives a phone call from Godber to say that he is stuck in traffic and will not be able to appear in the ""documentary"". Life Beyond the Box: Norman Stanley Fletcher Life Beyond the Box: Norman Stanley Fletcher is a BBC Television comedy docudrama, first shown in 2003, that depicts the later life of Norman Stanley Fletcher, the main character in two earlier television series, ""Porridge"" and ""Going Straight"". The film details Norman Stanley Fletcher's life over the 25 years since his release"
"Right to Reply Right to Reply (sometimes called R2R) was a British television series shown on Channel 4 from 1982 until 2001, which allowed viewers to voice their complaints or concerns about TV programmes. It featured reports, usually presented by a viewer, and interviews with the programme-makers concerned. ""Right to Reply"" was more serious and less humorous than its BBC equivalent ""Points of View"". Also, ""R2R"" discussed all channels' programmes, although, originally, only ""Channel Four programme makers [were] called to account""; after a few years ""R2R"" started to discuss ITV shows as well, and soon also added BBC, and later"
"popular. The channel has also launched a number of successful US television shows in the UK market. Past successes include ""Charmed"", ""Will & Grace"", ""Queer Eye for the Straight Guy"", ""Miss Match"", ""Joan of Arcadia"", """", and ""Just Shoot Me!"". At present, the channel currently has first run UK rights to ""Boston Legal"", ""Criminal Minds"", ""Blindspot"", ""Grey's Anatomy"", ""Ghost Whisperer"", ""The L Word"", ""Men in Trees"" and the Australian comedy ""Kath & Kim"". In 2008, the channel also debuted the first seasons of ""Army Wives"", ""Lipstick Jungle"", and ""Viva Laughlin"". Brian Dowling was put forward as one of the public"
"the film ""with a fervor and wonderful comic sense of reality."" John Calley of Warners wanted to hire Kaufman, Rush and Gould to make a film of Bruce Jay Friedman's ""Scuba Duba"" but no film resulted. Rush wanted to follow the film with""The Stunt Man"" but the film was not made until the end of the decade. Getting Straight Getting Straight is a 1970 American comedy-drama motion picture directed by Richard Rush, released by Columbia Pictures. The story centered upon student politics at a university in the early 1970s, seen through the eyes of non-conformist graduate student Harry Bailey (Elliott"