Richard Beckinsale spawned a film version. Soon after, he appeared in two of British TV's most successful sitcoms at the same time. On ITV, he was playing naive medical student Alan Moore in "Rising Damp" (voted ITV's best-ever sitcom in the "Britain's Best Sitcom" poll in 2004) while also starring alongside Ronnie Barker in the BBC sitcom "Porridge" as prison inmate Lennie Godber. He also appeared in the films "Rentadick" (1972) and "Three for All" (1975) and made appearances in several other television series such as the "ITV Playhouse" episode "Last Summer" in 1976. Shortly after his 30th birthday, Beckinsale was the
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