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Going Straight. Norman Stanley Fletcher (Ronnie Barker). Copyright: BBC
Going Straight

Going Straight

  • TV sitcom
  • BBC One
  • 1978
  • 6 episodes (1 series)

Freshly released from Slade Prison, Norman Stanley Fletcher struggles to adapt to the changes of late 1970s Britain whilst holding down his first job. Stars Ronnie Barker, Richard Beckinsale, Patricia Brake and Nicholas Lyndhurst.

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Series 1, Episode 2 - Going To Be Alright

Fletcher pays his first visit to his parole officer to break bad news about his domestic circumstances: when he gets home he's surprised to discover eldest daughter Ingrid has taken up with his old cellmate Godber and son Raymond barely speaks to him. But even these woes can't keep Fletcher's mind from getting to his buried nest egg.

Further details

Fletch's off to his first visit to his new parole officer and he has to break the news that not everything is as it seemed before he left prison. There is no job to go to and no loving wife waiting for him.

Instead there is eldest daughter Ingrid and surly, time-obsessed son Raymond. Oh and Ingrid's surprise house guest, Fletcher's ex-cellmate Lennie Godber.

But Fletch's mind is on a buried 'nest egg' and his plans for its retrieval. Ingrid isn't happy about it but he's determined to get his hands on the loot. Will the family's surveillance be enough to stop Fletch, will his conscience get the better of him, or will something else stand between man and money?

Broadcast details

Date
Friday 3rd March 1978
Time
8:30pm
Channel
BBC One
Length
30 minutes

Cast & crew

Cast
Ronnie Barker Norman Stanley Fletcher
Richard Beckinsale Lennie Godber
Patricia Brake Ingrid Fletcher
Nicholas Lyndhurst Raymond Fletcher
Guest cast
Rowena Cooper Shirley Chapman
Michael Stainton Householder
Norman Hartley Decorator
Writing team
Dick Clement Writer
Ian La Frenais Writer
Production team
Sydney Lotterby Director
Sydney Lotterby Producer
Bill Wright Editor
Roger Harvey Editor
Tim Gleeson Production Designer
Tony Macaulay Composer
Dick Clement Composer

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