Truly a great character actor. Whether he’s Fletch or Arkwright or the customer in “Fork Handles” he just IS that character.

@GlynneWright-zb4kf

Ай бұрын

A British treasure, shame the goody goodys wouldn't allow it to be aired today,! Bunch of wallies, most of us who were alive then still speak the same and laugh at Bernard Manning.

@sgrannie9938

10 күн бұрын

Don’t forget Clarence ❤

Fair play to Nicholas Lyndhurst. He was a bit of a dope in this show, but he went on to get GCE's in maths and art.

@CARLIN4737

7 ай бұрын

Hes terrible in everything except OFAH...

@TidyRC

7 ай бұрын

@@CARLIN4737 wot about goodnight sweetheart?

@leonardhpls6

7 ай бұрын

And he knows a good joint when he puffs one, but what's that prove? He can paint by numbers

@Rambo857

6 ай бұрын

Hahaha nice 🤙🏼

@CarlBland-cv5zo

5 ай бұрын

@@CARLIN4737 no he isnt

This is an absolute classic show they dont make comedies like this anymore. The British made some brilliant comedies 👍

@vagabondvibes2578

Жыл бұрын

Because Britain is a comedy.

@p.s.w4744

Ай бұрын

With out britains u wud be still makin fire with sticks ​@vagabondvibes2578

@user-zo5um2vu1z

Ай бұрын

​@@p.s.w4744hate to burst your bubble but the cradle of civilization is not Britannia..it's Africa. We all walked out of Africa...what makes me laugh when I come across little Britain racists. ..not you .just when I do. They generally assume we are the captains of world economics. We gave empire away ..This countrys only allied with USA because of the war ..and only recently forgotten by them when we recently 2006 actually.made the last bullion payment..they insisted on bullion for becoming our war allies ..why austerity and penny pinching is the cornerstone of our politics...if you didn't know. Now you do .fun fact

One of the 2 greatest British comic geniuses, the other being Leonard Rossiter!

@josephinepeery6938

2 жыл бұрын

Love Leonard Rossiter, played some hilarious characters.

@gerrywade4482

Жыл бұрын

Dead right there Lawrence

@bigteno4597

Жыл бұрын

Totally agree!!

@Inglese001

Жыл бұрын

British comic geniuses - I'd add Stan Laurel and Peter Sellers.

@sabejreid2072

Жыл бұрын

There's a long list of great ones!!

Brilliant dialogue. The scripts are just as good as 'Porridge', yet it's often undervalued.

@CarlB_1962

Жыл бұрын

Agreed.

@cnote2458

Жыл бұрын

I think porridge is better but going straight was a decent Spin Off. I think with Richard dying sort of overshadow the show due to it only having one season. I think the first season was feeling out where it wanted to go. If we had got more I think it would of found its ground. And got better and better.

@MrsAsam2006

Жыл бұрын

The creators of Porridge followed through to Going Straight

“Has it ever struck you that life is all memory, except for the one present moment that goes by you so quick you hardly catch it going?”― Tennessee Williams..

Makes me laugh how Fletch is driving the F 88 from the bunk behind the drivers seat. lol. Cracking episode.

The character work by Ronnie is flawless. A classic if short lived follow up to one of the best ever written.

People say this wasn’t as well received as Porridge but I think the prime reason they never made any more was due to Beckinsale's death!

@electoplater

Жыл бұрын

BAFTA award 15 million viewers a week first viewed1978 Beckensales death in 1979 preventedany more programes being made

@peterowen9183

Жыл бұрын

Yep, exactly that. It would seem harsh to describe the cancellation of Going Straight as a tragedy compared with the tragedy of Beckinsale's death - a hugely talented actor and a wonderful person. But that was the reason GS only ran to one series. A shame as it was a great sitcom. The first Barker/Beckinsale scene in this episode, in the pub, is a joy.

I liked the bit where he has a docket for the boot repairs before he went to prison and when he went back told him they’d be ready by Thursday.

@francisfox9171

Жыл бұрын

That's an old joke that people have been telling for years ["be ready Thursday"] but I then got to thinking..maybe that is where it actually started!

Interesting continuation of Fletcher's story. Taking him out of prison where he was the big man and putting him in the outside world where he has nothing. The dynamic between Fletcher and Godber has changed too. In Porridge, Fletcher was Godber's father figure and mentor but in Going Straight, Godber has got his life back together and he's the one who has to "look after" Fletcher. It would have been nice to see them carry on into a second series, alas it was not meant to be.

@JJONNYREPP

Жыл бұрын

Going Straight - S1 E2 Going To Be Alright 0441am 9.5.23 he wasn't the "big man"... just knew how contrived the us and them situation was and still is. one set of lards over there and one set of idiots over here. and lo!!! get him away from these drab lickspittles asap!!! the harsh reality of life is that the vast majority of them and the dishonest con that life has turned out to be - is that he can do without it all.

@cardigan3000

7 ай бұрын

@@JJONNYREPP is this an example of an AI bot writing?

@JJONNYREPP

7 ай бұрын

@@cardigan3000 kzread.info/dash/bejne/rJ6NsqVylNzTprA.htmlfeature=shared

@JJONNYREPP

7 ай бұрын

@@systemai Comments on ‘Going Straight - S1 E2 Going To Be Alright’ your philosophical steak house will no doubt set that right... can't wait for the mighty quips and devastating repartee of you guys to come pouring forth. what next... a bit pf Petrach..? Pindar? swan vesta quotes?

@leonardhpls6

7 ай бұрын

​@@JJONNYREPPdo you need help kid?

I never even knew there was a sequel. Same very clever script and great delivery. What a classic.

Amazing the way that Nicolas Lyndhurst made an entire career out of being a 'dipstick'.

@kobirelf97

Жыл бұрын

Don't you mean a right plonker 😂

@garth7816

Жыл бұрын

A right bleedin’ wally, surely!

@gordiandaly3999

Жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂

@markhorney7625

Жыл бұрын

Must of been smoking that wacky tobacky from that art friend of his to be out of it. 🤣

@koeningyou

Жыл бұрын

@@markhorney7625 Shanghai Lil.

40 years , Richard went far to soon . RIP

@richarddowling912

Жыл бұрын

I'm still here, went on the run in 1991, my feet are killing me, 2022,

@John-tz2tx

Жыл бұрын

Who’s to say what’s too soon? He got more out of 32 yrs than some get out of double that, starred in 2 iconic shows alongside 2 icons and was married with 2 children.

@susansherlock6934

Жыл бұрын

@@John-tz2tx I am not sure his widow and children would have agreed with you? For children to have a parent die young it can be quite traumatic? They were 5 and 12 years old, when Richard died

@johnclegg4993

Жыл бұрын

​@@John-tz2tx totally agree, more than many get, it sounds young but nobody has any given right to live even forty years.

@steopaine4726

Жыл бұрын

Yeah it sucks been there too many times bro

Rodney's legs are ridiculous 🤣

Last year I was in a YO/Adult prison on Friday Porridge would come on at about 10pm on Yesterday channel. The lads would shout "Porridge is on" and the entire Wing YOs, Drill lads, lads not even from England would just all sit in silence and watch there weren't many episodes so the same ones would repeat but no one minded. It may of been set in the 70s but it was a truer depiction of prison than any of these overly violent shows. Prison isn't all killing and fighting it's mostly a bunch of blokes miles away from loved ones in almost timeless void prison in 2022 looked very much like 1970s. No show captured the tedium, the little funny moments and the sense of almost brotherhood prison instills as well as Porridge and it never will. This is equally good but I'm glad it wasn't on during prison as seeing Fletch leave might of been oddly tough for us to see from our cells.

@leonardhpls6

7 ай бұрын

You dirty little criminal child😂 cool story, shame it's bullshit but still .....

“…it’s money. Money is independence. Money is respect, you know that? You can look the world in the face and say i upped my income now up yours.” Always loved Fletcher’s comment there. So relevant today as it was then. Truly sitcoms like this are long gone.

@kevanbodsworth9868

Жыл бұрын

A pity so many believe that ,, Fletcher found out what was better,

@markmorris7123

Жыл бұрын

Really??... I use to be very wealthy and very stressed.. Now I'm poor and work in shop, yet I've never been happier. A lot more to a successful life than money

RIP Patricia Brake. Only this year

Loved this series a great follow up to Porridge remembering Fletch but more so Godber sadly taken from us way before his time.Being a lorry lover i love the old yellow Volvo F 88.

The great thing about the great Brit comedies is that they are so educational...40 years ago Basil Fawlty's American antagonist Mister Hamilton introduced to me and millions of others the exceptionally delicious 'Waldorf Salad' (sub grapes for cheese blocks I reckon) and now tonight I am googling 'Mato Grosso' a region in the western part of Brazil..educational and funny...you can't beat it.

@fjccommish

Жыл бұрын

This isn't a great comedy.

2023 and still love Ronnie 31 and counting he was a legend

@user-zo5um2vu1z

29 күн бұрын

A total genius. The MAN of light entertainment..I put him on the podium with Peter cook and spike Milligan ..up there with Hancock and Erik Sykes ..a god of the 3 channels era.he strode it like a comedy colossus,Eric morcombe status ..

I can't believe how much younger Rodney looks in this. And plus David Jason was also familiar with Rodney before Only Fools and Horses because he played Blanco.

@samanthacampbell5048

Жыл бұрын

That was in porridge though not going straight

@karlbillinger9945

Жыл бұрын

All in it together bs. No real World, just deception.

@johnloony68

Жыл бұрын

“Rodney”? Do you mean Raymond?

@alexlazebat839

9 ай бұрын

yet he wasnt in the sequel new porridge because it had to be him because his son would be the new fletcher

@gaskellr44

4 ай бұрын

I think you might be confused. I am not sure D Jason and N Lindhurst have worked together before OFAH.

A young Nick Lyndhurst... Very well written dialogue. You really don't see writing like this these days!

@TheWelwyn21

Жыл бұрын

Thank goodness

@truthseeker7794

Жыл бұрын

@@TheWelwyn21 Yes I agree, it was quite poor.

@truthseeker7794

Жыл бұрын

The writing was quite poor.

@JJONNYREPP

Жыл бұрын

Going Straight - S1 E2 Going To Be Alright 0444am 9.5.23 yer right... jeeez... nick lyndhurst must have been about 15. 'kin hell... ahahahah

@SlinkiestTortoise23

10 ай бұрын

D- ‘must try more’

21:04 I find it really strange to see Richard Beckinsale and Nicholas Lyndhurst on screen together and talking. I have them both psychologically separated in my head, like they belong to different era's even though of course they both existed at the same time, albeit with an age and size difference. Its also odd to see that Richard Beckinsale is no longer the youngest character in the thing he's in.

@my_beer_stories

2 жыл бұрын

Means as well he's worked with both lead actors in OFAH, as David Jason was in Porridge.

@KebabMusicLtd

Жыл бұрын

@@my_beer_stories Jason worked with Barker in a number of different Barker written projects in the early seventies, especially Porridge (three episodes) and Open All Hours (1976) and I always wondered whether Jason, through Barker's influence recommended Lyndhurst for the role of Dave/Rodney when John Sullivan and his team were first putting OFAH together. Indeed, there is something of the OFAH dynamic in this, with Fletcher, Godber and Raymond pre-dating the role of Grandad, Del and Rodney.

@philclarke7712

Жыл бұрын

@@KebabMusicLtd this leads perfectly into OFAH. Think you're onto something there but I can't see a direct link between the two other than Nicholas Lundhurst.

@Inglese001

Жыл бұрын

They are from different eras. Richard Beckinsale's career peaked in the 1970s while Nicholas Lyndhurst's peaked in the 1980s and 90s.

@francisfox9171

Жыл бұрын

@@KebabMusicLtd that is an excellent observation...I do remember watching it when it first came out and of course had no idea who Nicholas Lyndhurst was, but of course the rest is history. I'm sure Sullivan must have been an admirer of Clement and La Frenais and how they structured their work, and as you rightly say, it is a strikingly similar dynamic between the 3 male characters as in OFAH.

British 70’s sitcom was indeed a small but talented world. Nick Lydhurst as a pre-“Rodney”, sharing the screen with Ronnie Barker, shown coming out of a corner shop the very spit of Open All Hours, starring David Jason from Only Fools, in a double act with…Ronnie Barker😅

@andymoore9977

Жыл бұрын

I think I once heard that Ronnie Barker was in the running for playing Del Boy but turned it down. I could, of course, be totally wrong.

@robalexander8065

Жыл бұрын

@@andymoore9977 Enn Reitel and Jim Broadbent were in the running for Del Boy. Ronnie was in the running for Reginald Perrin..

@andymoore9977

Жыл бұрын

@@robalexander8065 And I have just learned RB turned down, quite rightly, the Frank Spencer role!

Very sad this series only went 1 season... for obvious reasons. I bet they had a ton of possible story lines ready for another 2 or 3 seasons. We lost out there. Brilliant comedy

@ryanessex7978

3 жыл бұрын

Series. Not season. Idiot.

@danw1374

2 жыл бұрын

@Daniel ThompsonTerrible misuse of the word 'Racist'

@MrBannystar

2 жыл бұрын

@@ryanessex7978 Get the fuck over it.

@JohnyG29

8 ай бұрын

This programme only went 1 series.

@user-et6pj4db9s

3 ай бұрын

I don't think it rated as well as porridge though so even with Beckinsale alive it might not have continued on.

love this man

Absolutely fantastic proper comedy miss those days

When I was a little kid I thought fletcher and the bloke from the Two Ronnie's were two different people. My dad said it was the same bloke and I was gobsmacked.

@cov9290

3 жыл бұрын

marccas10 I was surprised when I found out Ronnie barker was posh. His cockney accent and characteristics are so convincing.

@capcompass9298

3 жыл бұрын

He was so versatile.

@danw1374

2 жыл бұрын

A brilliant character actor

Fletcher, Godber & Rodney Trotter, Talk About A Small Sitcom World.

Being out of prison i can relate to this...going straight....

Liked the nod to the first episode, brown brogues soled and heeled 😁

Mrs Richards: "I paid for a room with a view!" Basil: (pointing to the lovely view) "That is Torquay, Madam." Mrs Richards: "It's not good enough!" Basil: "May I ask what you were expecting to see out of a Torquay hotel bedroom window? Sydney Opera House, perhaps? the Hanging Gardens of Babylon? Herds of wildebeest sweeping majestically past?..." Mrs Richards: "Don't be silly! I expect to be able to see the sea!" Basil: "You can see the sea, it's over there between the land and the sky." Mrs Richards: "I'm not satisfied. But I shall stay. But I expect a reduction." Basil: "Why?! Because Krakatoa's not erupting at the moment?

@johnnunn8688

Жыл бұрын

You are aware, that you’ve just watched Going Straight, not Farty Towels, right?

@fredflintstoner596

Жыл бұрын

@@johnnunn8688WELL I DID ASK THE WAITER !

@karlbillinger9945

Жыл бұрын

Nope just immigrants Towers.

@fredflintstoner596

Жыл бұрын

@@karlbillinger9945 NO,NO I WON'T HAVE THAT THERE'S THAT PLACE IN EASTBOURNE !

@karlbillinger9945

Жыл бұрын

@@fredflintstoner596 But not in Tintagel. Thank Fu*k.

"Man with fist in mouth cannot no longer give lip- Muswell Hill proverb"

John Sullivan got his first break writing sketches for The Two Ronnies ! he was gutted at not being able to get his foot in the door to work on writing for Porridge but I do think he was involved on the show somehow, can't remember now, it's in a long interview with him somewhere..But you can see all the connections there, Barker, Jason, Lyndhurst

Going Straight didn't have the magic of Porridge, but it's still a superb comedy in its own right. Hats off to Clement and LeFrenais for the brilliant writing. For me, the two greatest comedy acting performances in sitcom history are Ronnie Barker as Fletcher, and Leonard Rossiter as Rigsby.

@alexlazebat839

9 ай бұрын

very surprised it won a bafta and 16 million viewers really

@gaskellr44

4 ай бұрын

Not at all, it was an excellent comedy, which I think at the time was slightly panned, but wrongly.@@alexlazebat839

Awe my word... Rodney you beautiful bastard!

Patricia passed this year. Where have the years gone?

I’ve watched this a few times and everytime I think ‘that’s Rodney’ 😂

The greatest comedy character actor this country has every produced dabdid jason his long time oppo is a very close second

Old school don't make them like that anymore

Man with fist in mouth cannot no longer give lip. Muswell Hill proverb lol

The manageress of the Dry Cleaners with the coat hangers punchline used again by Clement & Le Frenais to brilliant effect in Auf Wiedersehen, Pet Series 1 Episode "The Lovers" during dialogue between Oz and Dennis

Bless Patricia Break R.I.P

great series - hilarious episode - thanks

I've got to get one of those half pint glasses for nostalgia.

@MarkBrydondrums85

3 жыл бұрын

i have one somewhere haha..

@grahamedwards9634

3 жыл бұрын

one in my cupboard

@daidavies90

Жыл бұрын

I'll have a pint of mild in a half pint glass

@stu71disco

Жыл бұрын

Aaaah I could just do with a pint of Watney’s Red Barrell or DD DOUBLE Diamond 😊 that takes me back

21:00 Three great British comedy legends in the same room!!!

They'll be ready Thursday 😂😂 The level of writing is off the scale

This was Rodney's first job out of acting school.

@brain8484

6 жыл бұрын

Angry Jock tv comdey show Butterflies was just before this .

@amazed66

5 жыл бұрын

@@brain8484 They both were aired in 1978 with this being shown earlier than Butterflies but I wouldn't have thought too many people would know which role he played first.

@roddyteague6246

4 жыл бұрын

Not true. He was in The Prince & The Pauper BBC Series 1976.

@chrisp2653

4 жыл бұрын

@@roddyteague6246 he was in Heidi in 1974 . His first acting role was a uncredited role in 1973

@roddyteague6246

4 жыл бұрын

@@chrisp2653 True enough. However I was responding to Angry Jock!

Gotta love Rodney

Brilliant comedy is hard to find these days

This is really good. I would've considered it old fashioned as a youth, but watching again now it's got what' is and has been lacking in situation comedy, and comedy in general over the last few decades.

Ronnie was the best rip legend and you Richard too too soon can't beat the old comedy's

nicolas lindhurst looks so young and gormless😂

@wallybazoum

8 ай бұрын

Now he looks old and gormless.

Yester years probations officer versus todays probation officer 😂

We’re here to give a quote on the decorating😂😂😂😂😂😂

I never knew Rodney (Dave) was in Going Straight lol

@giggabyt78

2 жыл бұрын

and looking for his led zeppelin tape

@9.20 Nicholas Lyndhurst? 😮WOW!! He must've been 17yrs old. Never got to see these Going Straight episodes.

Absolute classic. And Dave with his little ear hoop. What a plonker.

"your parole is based on stable circumstances" "Oh, they are stable, but the 'orse 'as bolted".

I love how lenny and fletch love each other good show

I love the accents . Nothing much like that in my part of Louisiana .

@grumpleskiltpin3257

4 жыл бұрын

It's a spin off from Porridge, a classic from the 70's. If you like this, you'll love that! ;)

@thetruth-bs7jx

4 жыл бұрын

Should watch only fools and horses and minder aswel both classics

@JohnSmith-ki3li

4 жыл бұрын

@@grumpleskiltpin3257 yes lovely shows.

@ryanessex7978

3 жыл бұрын

That's because it's a different continent you moronic yank.

@georgeelmerdenbrough6906

3 жыл бұрын

@@ryanessex7978 I did not say they were . Limey Arse

Very enjoyable this show

Never realized Rodney Trotter was Raymond!

@Bob814u

Жыл бұрын

Dave has been in a lot of things.

Odd that Fletch digs up the back garden, yet Godber admires the front.

@kiwitrainguy

Жыл бұрын

Perhaps he dug up both.

It's Rodney! Never seen this before I was not expecting that bahahaha

I want a motorbike is hilarious 😂😂

'Said they'd be ready Thursday' funny as :)

It's all about rodney

9:14 A proper 14 carrot plonker enters the room 🤣. And 4 those of u that don't get the joke, its Rodney from fools and horses, Nick Lyndhurst. Going straight was a terrific comedy and a gr8 sequel 2 Porridge. RIP Richard and Ronnie.

the start of rodney haha great show this 😁😁

I always thought if when Fletcher saw his parole officer she had said since he had no job and his wife had left him she had said she had no other choice but to send him to a half way house and when he got there Mr. MacKay was in charge would of been hilarious.

@SpeccyMan

Жыл бұрын

... would HAVE ...

superb and start of n lindherst career

F88, a classic vehicle!

The guy who played Godber died way too young

@pamboskourtoulos5239

6 жыл бұрын

Was the father of film actress Kate Beckingsale

@W.A.T.P...55

6 жыл бұрын

That's true I seen an interview with her on Larry King show on RT uk,

@michaellowery1559

6 жыл бұрын

Richard Beckinsale, he was a legend! Very sad he is missed!

@danielmaya-actor9405

6 жыл бұрын

I thought it was because this spin off wasn't very successful

@russelrussel7337

6 жыл бұрын

Daniel Maya no it was extremely popular. Because Richard died and was very close to ronnie barker. Ronnie said no. It affected him that bad. All the best from Australia, 👌 👍

Fletch is more of a revolutionary than a criminal.

Re the pub conversation. There is plenty of use to the buried money. He can attain security without conspicuous consumption.

Re watching these. I remember not liking them at the time - I was wrong as they're great.

@Cheepchipsable

Жыл бұрын

As you age you appreciate different aspects...except the theme tune, that's arse.

A young Rodney 🤣😂👍🏻

@tomhaskett5161

3 ай бұрын

"Alright, Dave?"

Something about the 70s looks quite recent.

@ritawing1064

5 жыл бұрын

It was before Reagan and Thatcher persuaded the world that only doing the other man down was the way to go.

Oh my days, I don't remember Nicholas Lyndhurst being in this!

@SpeccyMan

Жыл бұрын

He was also in Carla Lane's Butterflies with Wendy Craig. The show began the same year as this.

class👍

The series finished much too RIP Ronnie and Richard you are missed

@MarkStevens8899

Жыл бұрын

And Patricia too now sadly

60 dislikes are they prison officers?

Rodney and Godber. 😂😂

You wouldn't recognise the prison gates now

Going Straight was great to watch (10/09/2022)

U had forgotten how clever this and porridge were.

A seventeen year old Nicholas ("you dipstick, Rodney!") Lyndhurst!

Richard was awsome actor die far to young

Rodney and Mr. Arkwright in the same series wow

Remember this coming out at time wasn't met with the best reception probably as it was compared against porridge

Rodders!!!!!!!lol.............

@NexusDarkworld338

4 жыл бұрын

and Delboy was in Porridge.

@DokktorDeth

4 жыл бұрын

Err … his name's Dave actually.

@paulkenney700

3 жыл бұрын

@@DokktorDeth indeed , irony is Trigger was right as Rodney was really a criminal and changed his name lol

Going straight on the LAMB, went on the run in 1991, me feet are killing me, lol 😆 true though, 2022

I see his parole woman later became "Norman", Alan B'Stards legal eagle in the New Statesman. Begins as a man & gradually has gender reassignment

cheers m8.

9:16 Raymond is exactly like my son 😂

@peterdisgusting

2 жыл бұрын

Dave from -ofah 😃

God!! Rodney Trotter!! And so young.

Fletch only had to ask Rodders and he would be working down the market

Don 't forget the Chrismas card to Grouty !