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Porterhouse Blue

TV • 1987

Porterhouse Blue

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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.

TMDB ★ 3.6/5Votes: 14
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Comedy

Top Cast

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

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Robert Knights

Director

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Malcolm Bradbury

Writer

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Tom Sharpe

Novel

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Series

Status

Ended

Release

June 3, 1987

Episode Runtime

60 min

Language

English

Origin

United Kingdom

Episodes

4 • 1 seasons

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