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Porterhouse Blue: (Porterhouse Blue Series 1) Pdf, Epub, Ebook PORTERHOUSE BLUE: (PORTERHOUSE BLUE SERIES 1) PDF, EPUB, EBOOK Tom Sharpe | 336 pages | 16 Jan 2004 | Cornerstone | 9780099435464 | English | London, United Kingdom Porterhouse Blue: (Porterhouse Blue Series 1) PDF Book Sensing his attraction, the bedder Mrs. Silver Disc Updated. Color: Color. Metacritic Reviews. Sir Cathcart D'Eath 3 episodes, Japanese Guard 3 episodes, Derek Lyons The elderly academic staff cease their bickering and close ranks against him, but the new Master finds his most implacable and unscrupulous opponent in Skullion, the college porter. When the master of Porterhouse College, Cambridge dies of a Porterhouse blue, a stroke brought on by excessive living, having rejected all likely candidates to succeed him, the post passes Watched Shows. Sir Godber Evans 4 episodes, Edit Details Country: UK. Check out some of the IMDb editors' favorites movies and shows to round out your Watchlist. Hearty 3 episodes, Fred Lee Own Despite his disdain for Zipser's studiousness Skullion does not report him but Zipser has another problem - he has the hots for Mrs. Willoughby Goddard. Clear your history. Edit page. After a disastrous effort to get condoms in a pub vending machine Zipser goes to the suppliers and ends up with four gross of contraceptives by mistake. Silver Disc Updated. Walter John Rogan Sign In. Looking for some great streaming picks? Trailers and Videos. From " Veronica Mars " to Rebecca take a look back at the career of Armie Hammer on and off the screen. TV Watchlist. Dean 4 episodes, John Woodnutt Written by Peter Brynmor Roberts. Novels portal. Barber 1 episode, Paula Jacobs. When the incumbent Master dies from a stroke brought on by overeating the government revenges itself on Porterhouse by appointing as his successor an old graduate, the politician Sir Godber Evans. See the full gallery. Dean : You know my view. Sign In. John Rogan. Zipser panics when he realizes he is stuck with four gross of condoms and blows them up like balloons, sending them up his chimney and into the night, where they cover the college grounds. Despite his disdain for Zipser's studiousness Skullion does not report him but Zipser has another problem - he has the hots for Mrs. Ian Wallace. Cornelius Carrington comes to Porterhouse to make his film but it is an act of revenge for unhappy student days and he distorts the result to make the college seem like a salacious hotbed of sex. Add episode. Plot Keywords. Sir Godber is angry with Skullion for not allowing the emergency services in until he has disposed of the contraceptives and at a meeting next day announces his most drastic cost- cutting exercise - large scale redundancies of college staff, starting with Skullion. In late-'80s Britain, Porterhouse College Cambridge is an anachronism, its students uniformly male and in the vast number of cases privately educated. Parents Guide. When the master of Porterhouse College, Cambridge dies of a Porterhouse blue, a stroke brought on by excessive living, having rejected all likely candidates to succeed him, the post passes to former Minister of Social Security Sir Godber Evans. Fearing for the good name of college, Skullion spends the night bursting the inflated condoms. Porterhouse Blue: (Porterhouse Blue Series 1) Writer Available on Amazon. One of the tiny minority of state-school students the college has had forced on it over the years, Evans returns to his alma mater determined to drag this bastion of privilege into the twentieth century. When the incumbent Master dies from a stroke brought on by overeating the government revenges itself on Porterhouse by appointing as his successor an old graduate, the politician Sir Godber Evans. Nonetheless, he is installed as the Master and his shares are sold for rebuilding the Bull Tower, so Porterhouse's traditions are firmly re- established. External Sites. The series was released onto Region 1 DVD in Sir Godber and Scullion clash over the consequences. External Sites. Visit our What to Watch page. Silver Disc Updated. Add Image S1, Ep1. Namespaces Article Talk. Cornelius Carrington. Parents Guide. Griff Rhys Jones. Praelector 4 episodes, You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. If a little learning is a dangerous thing, just think what harm a lot of it can do. Use the HTML below. Alternate Versions. Biggs Barbara Jefford Walter 4 episodes, Roy Evans It's bawdy in parts. Professor Siblington 4 episodes, Lockwood West Porterhouse Blue: (Porterhouse Blue Series 1) Reviews Edit Did You Know? Blott on the Landscape Porterhouse Blue Wilt. Looking for something to watch? Director: Robert Knights. Official Sites. Sensing his attraction, the bedder Mrs. Riotous Assembly Indecent Exposure. One of the tiny minority of state-school students the college has had forced on it over the years, Evans returns to his alma mater determined to drag this bastion of privilege into the twentieth century. I saw this on TV when it was first broadcast and loved how well written it was, how skillfully acted, entertaining and very funny. Lady Mary Ian Wallace Clear your history. Gimingham 3 episodes, Earl Rhodes You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Was this review helpful to you? Skullion 4 episodes, Ian Richardson Senior Tutor 4 episodes, Harold Innocent Add episode. Sir Godber Evans 4 episodes, Paul Rogers Zipser 3 episodes, Charles Gray Professor Siblington. Messmer 3 episodes, Cornelius Carrington 2 episodes, The Evolution of Armie Hammer. Bursar Paula Jacobs Add the first question. When the master of Porterhouse College, Cambridge dies of a Porterhouse blue, a stroke brought on by excessive living, having rejected all likely candidates to succeed him, the post passes to former Biggs, his chubby, middle-aged cleaner. To his amazement she undresses and, despite his protests, promptly enters his bed and lies on top of him. She ignores his protests, but causes an explosion from the unknowingly blocked chimney. Cornelius Carrington 2 episodes, Robert Eddison Episode Guide. Silver Disc Updated. Edit Cast Episode cast overview, first billed only: David Jason The elderly academic staff cease their bickering and close ranks against him, but the new Master finds his most implacable and unscrupulous opponent in Skullion, the college porter. 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