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Porterhouse Blue

Porterhouse Blue

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Porterhouse Blue

1987- 1987

1 Seasons

4 Episodes

7.2(14 votes)

Ended

Comedy

Overview

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.

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Production Companies

Channel 4 Television

Carnival Films

Episodes

No episodes found for this season.

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Ian Richardson

Ian Richardson

Sir Godber Evans

David Jason

David Jason

Skullion

Paul Rogers

Paul Rogers

Dean

John Woodnutt

John Woodnutt

Senior Tutor

Harold Innocent

Harold Innocent

Bursar

Barbara Jefford

Barbara Jefford

Lady Mary

John Sessions

John Sessions

Zipser

Charles Gray

Charles Gray

Sir Cathcart D'Eath

Miles Richardson

Miles Richardson

Gimingham

Griff Rhys Jones

Griff Rhys Jones

Cornelius Carrington

Creative team

Written by: Malcolm Bradbury

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