Porterhouse Blue
Porterhouse Blue

Porterhouse Blue

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1987- 1987
1 Seasons
4 Episodes
7.2(13 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

Cast & Crew

10 members
Acting

John Sessions

Zipser

John Sessions
Acting

David Jason

Skullion

David Jason
Acting

Paul Rogers

Dean

Paul Rogers
Acting

Griff Rhys Jones

Cornelius Carrington

Griff Rhys Jones
Acting

Harold Innocent

Bursar

Harold Innocent
Acting

Ian Richardson

Sir Godber Evans

Ian Richardson
Acting

John Woodnutt

Senior Tutor

John Woodnutt
Acting

Charles Gray

Sir Cathcart D'Eath

Charles Gray
Acting

Barbara Jefford

Lady Mary

Barbara Jefford
Acting

Miles Richardson

Gimingham

Miles Richardson

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