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Porterhouse Blue (1987)

7.21h 0mComedy

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.

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A high-signal pick with 14 votes.

Picture Partnership / Channel 4 Television / Carnival Films

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Director: Robert Knights

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Cast & crew

Ian Richardson as Sir Godber Evans

Ian Richardson

Sir Godber Evans

David Jason as Skullion

David Jason

Skullion

Paul Rogers as Dean

Paul Rogers

Dean

John Woodnutt as Senior Tutor

John Woodnutt

Senior Tutor

Harold Innocent as Bursar

Harold Innocent

Bursar

Barbara Jefford as Lady Mary

Barbara Jefford

Lady Mary

John Sessions as Zipser

John Sessions

Zipser

Charles Gray as Sir Cathcart D'Eath

Charles Gray

Sir Cathcart D'Eath

Miles Richardson as Gimingham

Miles Richardson

Gimingham

Griff Rhys Jones as Cornelius Carrington

Griff Rhys Jones

Cornelius Carrington

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