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
The Office (UK TV series) features Gervais performing "Free Love Freeway" and the Christmas Special includes him performing "If You Don't Know Me By Now". In addition to the original two series and two Christmas-specials, Gervais and Merchant have revived the David Brent character for a pair of specials commissioned by Microsoft UK. A Comic Relief charity short was made in 2013 entitled "The Office Revisited" along with a series on Gervais' YouTube channel tilted "Learn Guitar with David Brent". The Brent character also featured in the 2016 film "", this time with the contributions of Gervais but not Merchant. In 2004, Microsoft UK commissioned