Porterhouse Blue: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Porterhouse Blue is a Channel 4 drama based on the novel by Tom Sharpe. It tells the story of Skullion, the Head Porter of a fictional Cambridge college, Porterhouse.

For more than 500 years, Porterhouse College has cherished tradition above all else. Unfortunately, its traditions mostly involve decadent banquets, drunkenness, and undistinguished scholarship. Enter Sir Godber Evans, a new master hell-bent on reform. Of course, the dinosaurs on the faculty resist him at every turn. But Head Porter Skullion emerges as Sir Godber's most formidable foe, a self-appointed guardian of Porterhouse's most hallowed traditions, with plenty of tricks up his tweedy sleeve.

Series details

• Title: Porterhouse Blue
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 1987-06-03
• Final broadcast date listed: 1987-06-24
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Channel 4
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 31530
• TVDB ID: 84249

Cast and credited roles

• David Jason — Skullion
• Ian Richardson — Sir Godber Evans
• Paul Rogers — Dean
• John Woodnutt — Senior Tutor
• Harold Innocent — Bursar
• Barbara Jefford — Lady Mary
• Charles Gray — Sir Cathcart D'Eath
• John Sessions — Zipser
• Paula Jacobs — Mrs. Biggs
• Griff Rhys Jones — Cornelius Carrington

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1987-06-03; final listed air date 1987-06-24; episode order: 4.

Source and licence

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