Porterhouse Blue (TV series)
Porterhouse Blue | |
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Genre | Miniseries |
Written by | Malcolm Bradbury Tom Sharpe (novel) |
Directed by | Robert Knights |
Starring | David Jason Ian Richardson John Sessions Charles Gray Griff Rhys Jones Paul Rogers John Woodnutt Paula Jacobs Barbara Jefford Ian Wallace |
Opening theme | Dives in Omnia |
Composer | Rick Lloyd |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 4 |
Production | |
Producer | Brian Eastman |
Cinematography | Dick Pope |
Editor | Barry Peters |
Running time | 200 minutes |
Production companies | Carnival Film and Television Picture Partnership Productions |
Original release | |
Network | Channel 4 |
Release | 3 June 24 June 1987 | –
Porterhouse Blue is a 1987 television series adapted by Malcolm Bradbury from the 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. Also appearing were Griff Rhys Jones as Cornelius Carrington, Paula Jacobs as Mrs. Biggs, Bob Goody as Walter, Paul Rogers as the Dean, John Woodnutt as the Senior Tutor, Lockwood West as the Chaplain, Willoughby Goddard as Professor Siblington, Harold Innocent as the Bursar and Ian Wallace as the Praelector.
The title song "Dives in Omnia" (cod-Latin for "Excess in everything") was sung by a cappella group The Flying Pickets. The series won an International Emmy and two BAFTA Awards (including Best Actor for David Jason).[1] The television adaptation has been released on DVD and VHS.
Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, Sacrist's Gate near Ely Cathedral in Cambridgeshire, Knebworth House and Apethorpe Hall in Northamptonshire were used as locations in the series.
The show was repeated on the UK channel GOLD in August 2017 and again in September 2018 and May/June 2020
References
- ^ ASIN B000NVKZWO, Porterhouse Blue (2007-06-26)
External links
- Porterhouse Blue at IMDb
- Porterhouse Blue at the BFI's Screenonline
- 1987 British television series debuts
- 1987 British television series endings
- 1980s British drama television series
- Channel 4 television dramas
- 1980s British television miniseries
- Television programmes based on British novels
- English-language television programs
- International Emmy Award for Drama winners
- University of Cambridge in fiction
- Television shows set in the United Kingdom