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Porterhouse Blue is a novel written by Tom Sharpe, first published in 1974. A satirical look at Cambridge life and the struggle between tradition and reform, Porterhouse Blue tells the story of Skullion, the Head Porter of Porterhouse, a fictional college of Cambridge University. The novel has a sequel, Grantchester Grind.
Porterhouse Blue is a 1987 television comedy series adapted by Malcolm Bradbury from the 1974 Tom Sharpe novel of the same name for Channel 4 in four episodes. It starred David Jason as Skullion, Ian Richardson as Sir Godber Evans, Barbara Jefford as his wife Lady Mary, Charles Gray as Sir Cathcart D'Eath, and John Sessions as Zipser.
Skullion is a central character in Porterhouse Blue (1974) and Grantchester Grind (1995), two novels about life in the fictitious Porterhouse College at Cambridge by British novelist Tom Sharpe. For centuries, Porterhouse College has been renowned for its cuisine, the prowess of its rowers and the low level of its academic achievements.
Wilt series, Porterhouse Blue, Blott on the Landscape Thomas Ridley Sharpe (30 March 1928 – 6 June 2013) [ 1 ] was an English satirical novelist, best known for his Wilt series, as well as Porterhouse Blue and Blott on the Landscape , all three of which were adapted for television.
Sir Godber Evans is a central character in Porterhouse Blue (1974) and, posthumously, Grantchester Grind (1995), two novels about life in the fictitious Porterhouse College at Cambridge by British novelist Tom Sharpe. For centuries, Porterhouse College has been renowned for its cuisine, the prowess of its rowers and the low level of its ...
Porterhouse College, Porterhouse Blue and Grantchester Grind by Tom Sharpe. The name suggests Peterhouse , though it is also a pun on college porters and porterhouse steaks. It is also reputedly based loosely on Pembroke , Sharpe's alma mater or Corpus Christi which is next door and its location is somewhere near Peterhouse and Pembroke.
Lord Jeremy Pimpole is a fictional character created by author Tom Sharpe, a British novelist. The character of Lord Pimpole is first mentioned in Porterhouse Blue (1974), set in the fictitious Porterhouse College in Cambridge.
Porterhouse can refer to: Porterhouse (horse), American Champion race horse; Porterhouse Brewery; Porter House New York, a steakhouse in New York City; Porterhouse steak; Porterhouse, a fictional Cambridge college in the novel Porterhouse Blue by Tom Sharpe