Richard Beckinsale subject of an episode of "This Is Your Life". Beckinsale quit "Rising Damp" in 1977, the same year that "Porridge" was brought to an end with his character of Godber being released from his prison sentence in the final episode. He subsequently starred alongside Barker in "Going Straight", a spin-off of "Porridge" in which the two criminal characters are seen on the outside rebuilding their lives. In 1977, he starred in a radio comedy series called "Albert and Me" with Pat Coombs and John Comer. At the beginning of 1979, Beckinsale made a film version of "Porridge". It was to
Samantha Beckinsale in an episode of Thames Television's "Never the Twain". Shortly after this, she was given the role of Lesley in the final three series of Thames Television's "Shelley". In 1994, she was chosen by the BBC to play the role of Gillian in the sitcom "Time After Time" which lasted a year. In 1997, Beckinsale starred as Jilly Howell in the short-lived sitcom "Get Well Soon" and in 1998 she was chosen by LWT to play the role of Gillian Monroe in the short-lived sitcom "Duck Patrol" with Richard Wilson. Samantha Beckinsale Samantha Jane Beckinsale (born 23 July 1966) is