Porterhouse Blue (TV series)

Porterhouse Blue is a 1987 television 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. 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.

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
Release
Original network	Channel 4
Picture format	4:3
Audio format	Mono
Original release	3 June (1987-06-03) – 24 June 1987 (1987-06-24)

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 2017 as well as in 2018 and 2020.