Porterhouse Blue
Porterhouse Blue

Series·1987·1 Season

Porterhouse Blue

Directed By

Robert Knights

Country

GB

Language

English

Episodes

4

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The Story

Cambridge, Great Britain, 1980s. When the headmaster of Porterhouse College dies without naming a successor, the government appoints a former graduate whose ideas clash with the extreme conservatism that reigns at the institution.

Written By

Tom Sharpe, Malcolm Bradbury

Themes

collegecambridgesatireminiserieseducation system

Production House

Picture Partnership
Channel 4 Television
Carnival Films

Audience Score

72%

14 votes

Skip9%
Timepass21%
Go for it39%
Perfection31%

Where to watch

Region: US

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// cast

Cast

John Sessions

John Sessions

Zipser

David Jason

David Jason

Skullion

Paul Rogers

Paul Rogers

Dean

Griff Rhys Jones

Griff Rhys Jones

Cornelius Carrington

Harold Innocent

Harold Innocent

Bursar

Ian Richardson

Ian Richardson

Sir Godber Evans

John Woodnutt

John Woodnutt

Senior Tutor

Charles Gray

Charles Gray

Sir Cathcart D'Eath

Barbara Jefford

Barbara Jefford

Lady Mary

Miles Richardson

Miles Richardson

Gimingham

// crew

Crew

Robert Knights

Director

Tom Sharpe

Writer

Malcolm Bradbury

Writer

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