
Porterhouse Blue
TV Series · TV-MA · 60 min · ★ 7.2
In a social satire of Cambridge life, a failed politician returns to his alma mater as new headmaster and tries to drag the college into modern times
Based on Porterhouse Blue
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Details
- Release date
- 1987-06-03
- Language
- English
- Rated
- TV-MA
- Runtime
- 60 min
- TMDB rating
- 7.2/10 (14 votes)
Themes
- college
- cambridge
- satire
- miniseries
- education system
Cast & crew

John Sessions
as Zipser

David Jason
as Skullion

Paul Rogers
as Dean

Griff Rhys Jones
as Cornelius Carrington

Harold Innocent
as Bursar

Ian Richardson
as Sir Godber Evans

John Woodnutt
as Senior Tutor

Charles Gray
as Sir Cathcart D'Eath

Barbara Jefford
as Lady Mary

Miles Richardson
as Gimingham
Directed by Robert Knights