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Going Straight

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  • 1978-1978
  • 1 Season
  • Comedy
  • TV-PG
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Following his release from Slade prison, Fletcher tries to stick to the straight and narrow, but it isn't easy.

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Cast & Crew See All

Ronnie Barker
Norman Stanley Fletcher
Patricia Brake
Ingrid Fletcher
Richard Beckinsale
Lennie Godber

Season 1 Episode Guide See All

Episode 1

Going Home

29 mins

Fletch is finally released - after getting his coat stuck in the prison gates - and on the train home meets Mr. Mackay, who, after a few drinks, tells him he will soon have to retire and is off to London to look for a new job. Two men get on the train - Oaksey, known to Fletch, and the more military type, Tanner. The pair have robbed a jewellers and think they can persuade Fletch to mind the bag, so if they are arrested (as they were) there will be no evidence. However, a misunderstanding leaves Mackay believing the bag is temporarily his, having agreed with Tanner to take it to an address in London as part of his new "job." Therefore the on-train detective ignores it during his search, once Mackay has assured him it's nothing to do with Fletch. Eventually Fletch & Mackay shake hands and leave the bag to be discovered by cleaners.

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Awards

  • 1979 - BAFTA TV Award - Best Situation Comedy - winner
  • 1979 - BAFTA TV Award - Best Light Entertainment Performance - winner

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