Porkpie (TV series)

"Porkpie" was a British sitcom on Channel 4 television starring Ram John Holder as Augustus 'Porkpie' Grant. It was a spinoff from " Desmond's". Porkpie kept several key characters from "Desmond's" and in the first episode Grant, ('Porkpie'), was seen standing outside the barbershop Desmond used to run saying "Desmond, since you die, it always rain - either it is the clouds crying for you, or else you having a bloody good leak!".

Plot

Following the end of the highly successful Desmond's, life in Peckham continues. In the first episode, after the reading of the will of his late friend Desmond Ambrose (Norman Beaton), Augustus 'Porkpie' Grant, a former employee at the Ford Motor Company is now a lollipop man. He borrows a pound from Michael, (Desmond's son), and buys a lottery ticket. The ticket turns out to be a winner and 'Porkpie' (as he is always called by friends) suddenly finds himself with a fortune of ten million pounds. However, before he announces he has won he gives Michael a pound back, so he cannot have any claims to the money. He moves out of his apartment into a home and also hires a chauffeur to drive him around in his new car, a Ford Escort ('Porkpie' explained he bought one because "I always wanted one of these, I could never afford one, not even with the staff discount"). As time (and the series move on) 'Porkpie' goes through various situations and learns who he can and can't trust now he is a millionaire.

Series

The character of 'Porkpie' was very popular in "Desmond's", and it was hoped that after the end of that series, 'Porkpie' could repeat the success in his own series; but the show did not really catch on. It was first screened in 1995 with the last new episode being shown in 1996. It ran for 12 episodes.

Cast

*Ram John Holder as Augustus 'Porkpie' GrantThis character also appeared in "Desmonds"]
*Geff Francis as Michael Ambrose
*Llewella Gideon as Leone
*Derek Griffiths as Benji
*Mona Hammond as Susu
*Ingi Thor Jonsson as Anthony
*Mathilda Thorpe as Mandy Ambrose
*Robbie Tucker as Aloysius

*Written by Trix Worrell
*Produced by Humphrey Barclay and Paulette Randall
*Executive producer(s) Al Mithcel and Trix Worrell

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