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Porterhouse Blue

TV·1987–1987·1 season, 4 episodes·Channel 4·Comedy·1h

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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.

Castfull cast & details

John SessionsJohn SessionsZipserDavid JasonDavid JasonSkullionPaul RogersPaul RogersDeanGriff Rhys JonesGriff Rhys JonesCornelius CarringtonHarold InnocentHarold InnocentBursarIan RichardsonIan RichardsonSir Godber EvansJohn WoodnuttJohn WoodnuttSenior TutorCharles GrayCharles GraySir Cathcart D'Eath

Episodes by season

Season014Episodes1987Aired—Season avg
  1. S01E01Episode 1June 3, 1987—The dying Master of Porterhouse succumbs to a Porterhouse Blue - a stroke brought on by over-indulgence. In his place comes a new Master, Si
  2. S01E02Episode 2June 10, 1987—The Dean mounts an attack to counter the new master, Sir Godber Evans, who continues with his attempt to drag the college into the modern wo
  3. S01E03Episode 3June 17, 1987—The new Master, Sir Godber, is in self-congratulatory mood. His plans to impose change on Porterhouse appear to have the College's tradition
  4. S01E04Episode 4June 24, 1987—With a view to ending the new Master's regime, the Dean and Sir Cathcart D'Eath encourage television journalist Cornelius Carrington to make

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