This series is criminally underappreciated.

“Show me a milkman in high heels and I’ll show you a Dairy Queen” LMAO! Gotta love classic British comedy 😂

My dad watched this when I was so young I never understood what he was laughing at, brings so many memories back watching these as my dad no longer here I now understand why he laughed this is the best comedy alongside only fools and horses

Never seen this series until this day and now watched the whole episodes back to back, bloody great show.

Playing Raymond was good practice for playing Rodney,

RIP Patricia Brake. Thanks for the laughs (and the high C).

The genius of Ronnie is that he is as good in roles like this and in things like Open All Hours. Versatile and even got better over the years.

We also sadly lost the beautiful Patricia Brake from cancer in 2022. Reminds me of how short and fleeting life is. 😢

Ronnie is an angel with dinged-up feathers... Heart of gold. Sets a good example for all.

Every few months or so I come back to watch this series. It's a brilliant piece of work. The best thing Ronnie Barker did in my opinion.

This man makes me angry with the new actors nowadays sitting around waiting for an award when they can’t even hold a candle to this man THIS IS TV

“Nothing can be loved or hated unless it first understood.” ― Leonardo da Vinci.

Thanks, great blend of comedy and soul searching Ronnie was amazing !!

When I first found,, open all hours,, for a whole year I thought RB really stuttered. When I found this today I was stunned at his plain speaking. True.👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👏👏👏👏👏🙏🙏🙏🙏😘😘😘😘😘RIP Ronnie.

a classic. a true classic

The bit where I he says I gave her a bath, I laughed out loud, brilliant

The young actress who plays the little waif gives a beautifully convincing performance. As she exclaims "I can look after me self!" we know how vulnerable she really is.

Ronnie Barker a legend

Love Ronnie & Richard rip young men great actors

Saying that this wasn't as good as Porridge is unfair - Going Straight proved very popular upon launch and attracted over 15 million viewers and even won a BAFTA the following year in 1979. Plans for a second series were made but were dropped due to Richard Beckinsale's untimely death that year. If it wasn't for Richard's passing, I reckon this would have been as popular as Porridge, but didn't get the chance to. Like Porridge, Rising Damp, etc, this is top drawer stuff and miles better than the trash that passes for comedy today.

So throughout the course of his career Fletch met both of the Trotter brothers; Del Boy worked in a shop with him and Rodders was briefly his son. They don't make 'em like they used to. RIP Ronnie

All the old classics are the best 👍

Priceless! I still use the phrase "like a wet Sunday afternoon in Merthyr Tydfil" (8:58), even though I've never been to Merthyr.

Fantastic. Still love it.

To think in just over 2 years time, Nicholas would be going on to become Dave

Bloody hell, that's Rodney when he was a kid!

The dairy queen 😂😂😂😂

Superbly written and acted. Beckinsale's untimely and way too early stopped to the 2nd series from going ahead. May all the stars RIP.

So David Jason and Nicolas Lyndhurst knew Ronnie Baker as well as doing only fools and horses. Bloody great comedian’s

Imagine now a days, excon offers underage, run away, vulnerable girl to come back to his for a shower and sleep!

This brilliant. So underated.

I wasn't born for porridge and this but my grandad told me about them,so much better than the rubbish about now,thanks I really enjoyed them.

In many ways this had a lot more potential than Porridge, as it allowed all the characters and their backgrounds to be explored. RIP Ronnie Barker, Richard Beckinsale and Patricia Brake.

FLETCH (to 16 year old): How old are you? GIRL: Thirty Six FLETCH: You look older.

This is very well written. Episode one as well

One of the best comedy actors ever was ronnie barker

Susan from the 60's Dr Who movies is all grown up.

The girl playing Penny is Roberta Tovey born 1953 and played Susan in both the Dr Who movies from the mid 1960s with Peter Cushing.

Loved watching Poridge when i was a kid in the 70s....

22:13 Arkwright "If I can help somm b body, as I pass along"

Thank you for the upload. Both Ronnie Barker and Richard Beckinsale are very good in this,and Porridge.

Thank u, uploader

Fletcher properly still thinks he is in the nick cause it's a Saturday and nothing to do

Love this Series and such a shame (although totally understandable) that Ronnie just didn't have the stomach to do more after Richards death. Also of note is that Roberta Tovey played a 16 year old delinquent very convincingly given the fact she was 25 when this was made.

this was such a great show

This is like watching a young Rodney 😂 brilliant

Watched these when they came out. Great!

Second reference to Stoke Newington I've had in two days. Thanks Stewart Lee!

I love the UK's phrase, GET OFF...GET OFF!! LOL

Those were the days when you go to the match without making a major financial decision first.

She pinched the bloody fiver ❤️❤️😂😂😂

I never knew this existed until today What a genius mr barker was.

I love this show and many like it. Fools and horses. So good. I would love to come to one of these without seeing a “tv these days is so bad.” The Detectorists is every bit as good.

Absolutely love this programme and porridge and ofah and open all hours and still open all hours

penny lived in the TARDIS

What a brilliant show!

What a gem 💎

Thanks for the laughs Patricia Brake R.I.P.

so good and funny love think its so funny

Still here 2020

27:58 "It's fucked you up, 'ant it?" 😁

Excellent 👏👏👏

Rodders!!!

Nufink ta do in Pompie? One could always join the Navy.

Rodney

Dave Hill who plays Arthur was in the Porridge remake.

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

Just watching old shows before thair band so I can keep good memories alive

Hey, I grew up in Portsmouth. Not that bad.

Anyone else think the cafe owner may have been Harry Enfields inspiration for Stavros?

28:06 "missionaries must feel like that you know , I mean , it can't be all beer and Skittles out there in the jungle" ~ All Beer and Skittles , perhaps (could have been) , a good title for follow up series . Loved listening to this again ~ I had completely forgotten it . Recommended .

Wonder why this was never on that channel that always repeated Porridge, it's as if they forgot it existed. I had no idea it did.

The guy who played Aurther was in the new one off episode of porridge.

Rodney hows Dell, god he looks young

Orient beat Mansfield 4-2.

We all used to give a 16 year old girl a bath 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣them were the days

Its all connected though, Raymond is Del boys brother Rodney and and Del is Barker's assistent in open all hours .

2:01 Feels like a joke that they could BARELY get away with in the '70s. That feels like a joke way before it's time.

I am guessing this aired originally in the mid 70s ? The unemployment references are suggestive .

how did this only get 6 episodes?

very young rodney ie nic lyndurst

I wonder why Porridge is frequently repeated on TV and Going Straight never is.

the milkman is from of&h too

He’s the bloke that shared the cell with Nigel Fletcher in the remake of Porridge

Should have give her one 😂

great

That's a very young Nicholas Lyndhurst as the son...almost didn't recognise him.

Patrica / Ingrid was hot!

Thought the Italian was Furio from Sopranos. Talks like him too.

what time is it 😂

I've paid the price I've done me times...

Chim, chimeney, chim chim charoo.

Didn't know Nicholas Lyndhurst was in this

15:28 I didn't know 7up was around in the 70s.

Is this one of the first appearances of Nicholas Lindhurst? I knew he was in Butterflies but hadn't realised he was in this.

tv today what total shite thank god for ronnie and youtube

Great show, but I can't listen to any more of Ingrids voice.

A wild rodney trotter appears

I swear his son is smoking something 😂😂

It’s not the ‘Isle of Wight’, it’s the ‘Izzle of Widget’, don’t these writers know nuffink?