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{{short description|British TV sitcom (BBC1, 1978)}}
{{Other uses|Going Straight (disambiguation)}}
{{Use British English|date=April 2012}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2021}}
{{Infobox television
| image = Going straight.jpg
| caption = ''Going Straight'' main title
| runtime = 30 mins
| creator = {{plainlist|
* [[Dick Clement]]
* [[Ian La Frenais]]
}}
| writer = {{plainlist|
* Dick Clement
* Ian La Frenais
}}
| director = [[Sydney Lotterby]]
| producer = Sydney Lotterby
| editor = Bill Wright
| starring = {{plainlist|
* [[Ronnie Barker]]
* [[Richard Beckinsale]]
* [[Patricia Brake]]
* [[Nicholas Lyndhurst]]
}}
| country = United Kingdom
| distributor = {{plainlist|
* [[BBC Worldwide]]
* [[2entertain]]
* [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation|ABC]] (Australia, home video)
}}
| network = [[BBC1]]
| first_aired = {{Start date|1978|02|24|df=yes}}
| last_aired = {{End date|1978|04|07|df=yes}}
| num_episodes = 6
| list_episodes = List of Porridge episodes#Series 1 (1979)
| preceded_by = [[Porridge (TV series)|Porridge]] (1974–77)
| followed_by = [[Life Beyond the Box: Norman Stanley Fletcher]] (2003)
}}
'''''Going Straight''''' is a [[BBC]] [[sitcom]] created and written by [[Dick Clement]] and [[Ian La Frenais]], and starring [[Ronnie Barker]] and [[Richard Beckinsale]]. The programme was a direct spin-off to the sitcom ''[[Porridge (TV series)|Porridge]]'', which all four were involved in, with its premise surrounding the exploits of Barker's character [[Norman Stanley Fletcher]] following his release from prison and his attempts to not commit another crime for the sake of his family, despite the allure that crime brings. The programme also featured the appearance of [[Patricia Brake]], reprising her role in ''Porridge'', and [[Nicholas Lyndhurst]]. Both [[Fulton Mackay]] and [[Tony Osoba]] guest starred in the first episode, reprising their roles from the sitcom.

A single series of six episodes was made and aired across 1978, attracting an audience of over 15 million viewers<ref>Information published on DVD back cover</ref> and winning a BAFTA award in March 1979. Plans for further episodes were shelved after the premature death of Beckinsale in 1979.

==Episodes==
{{Main|List of Porridge episodes#Going Straight}}
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 approximately 30 minutes.

==Theme tune==
The theme tune, sung by Ronnie Barker, detailed Fletch's determination to go straight, an ambition first laid out in the ''Porridge'' episode "Men Without Women":<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.porridge.org.uk/gslyrics.html|title=The Full Lyrics to the Theme Tune from Going Straight|access-date=25 January 2009}}</ref> This was released as 7-inch single by EMI records. The B-side is a track called "The String Bean Queen'"

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{BBC programme}}
*{{IMDb title|0077016}}
*{{British Comedy Guide|tv|going_straight}}

{{Porridge}}
{{BAFTA TV Award for Best Situation Comedy 1973–1980}}
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[[Category:1970s British sitcoms]]
[[Category:1978 British television series debuts]]
[[Category:1978 British television series endings]]
[[Category:BBC television sitcoms]]
[[Category:British television spin-offs]]
[[Category:English-language television shows]]
[[Category:Television shows set in London]]
[[Category:Television series by BBC Studios]]

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