Channel 4 Porterhouse Blue

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Malcolm Bradury's BAFTA and International Emmy Award-winning TV adaptation of Tom Sharp'e best-selling novel Porterhouse Blue.Set at Cambridge University, Porterhouse Blue centres around fictional Porterhouse College, whose genially eccentric fellows are the proud guardians of six centuries of tradition in which oar-pulling prowess and gourmet cuisine have taken priority over academic achievement.Drama ensues when reform-minded Sir Evans (Ian Richardson) is appointed headmaster. Determined to modernise this old-fashioned institution, Evans finds himself at odds with its recalcitrant staff, chief among them the devious Skullion (David Jason). It's a battle of wills, and no one is spared as this dark comedy lampoons privileged pupils, professors, and politicians alike., Malcolm Bradury's BAFTA and International Emmy Award-winning TV adaptation of Tom Sharp'e best-selling novel Porterhouse Blue.Set at Cambridge University, Porterhouse Blue centres around fictional Porterhouse College, whose genially eccentric fellows are the proud guardians of six centuries of tradition in which oar-pulling prowess and gourmet cuisine have taken priority over academic achievement.Drama ensues when reform-minded Sir Evans (Ian Richardson) is appointed headmaster. Determined to modernise this old-fashioned institution, Evans finds himself at odds with its recalcitrant staff, chief among them the devious Skullion (David Jason). It's a battle of wills, and no one is spared as this dark comedy lampoons privileged pupils, professors, and politicians alike.Special Features:None Listed.