Porterhouse Blue
TV-MA Limited Series 1987 · 4 eps · ★ 7.2 · Comedy
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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.
Directed by Robert Knights · Written by Malcolm Bradbury
Network: Channel 4
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Ian Richardson Sir Godber Evans -
David Jason Skullion -
Paul Rogers Dean -
John Woodnutt Senior Tutor -
Harold Innocent Bursar -
Barbara Jefford Lady Mary -
John Sessions Zipser -
Charles Gray Sir Cathcart D'Eath -
Miles Richardson Gimingham -
Griff Rhys Jones Cornelius Carrington
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