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Porterhouse Blue is a novel written by Tom Sharpe, first published in 1974. A satirical look at Cambridge life and the struggle between tradition and reform, Porterhouse Blue tells the story of Skullion , the Head Porter of Porterhouse, a fictional college of Cambridge University.
A satire on life at Porterhouse College, Cambridge, where a former grammar school boy becomes the master and clashes with the snobbish staff and students. Watch the trailer, see the cast and crew, and find out the plot summary and trivia of this 1987 TV mini series.
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Porterhouse Blue is a 1987 television comedy series adapted by Malcolm Bradbury from the 1974 Tom Sharpe novel of the same name for Channel 4 in four episodes. It starred David Jason as Skullion, Ian Richardson as Sir Godber Evans, Barbara Jefford as his wife Lady Mary, Charles Gray as Sir Cathcart D'Eath, and John Sessions as Zipser.
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Watch free online the four-part adaptation of Tom Sharpe's novel about a college in Cambridge. Starring David Jason, Ian Richardson and Griff Rhys Jones.
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51min. 16+. The master of Porterhouse College, Cambridge dies of a Porterhouse blue, a stroke brought on by overindulgence in the college's legendary cuisine. Having rejected all likely candidates to succeed him, the position passes to unpopular former Minister of Social Security, Sir Godber Evans.
Porterhouse Blue - Apple TV. Available on Tubi TV. New Master, Sir Godber Evans, an ex-grammar-school boy, failed politician and old Porterhusian, announces a break with six centuries of college tradition: Porterhouse will open its doors to scholars! Comedy 1987. Starring David Jason, John Sessions, Charles Gray. Episodes. EPISODE 1. Episode 1.
