About this season
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 was seen standing outside the barbershop Desmond used to run, saying: "Desmond, since you died it hasn't stopped raining. I know how much you used to say it can rain in England, and it's true. Must be one of two things: either a thousand angels weeping for you, or you having a good drink up in heaven and you spilling it all over the place."
Episodes (6)
1. Why Me?
Aired 13 November 1995 • 30 min
Porkpie borrows a pound from Michael and uses it to buy a winning lottery ticket, to the tune of £10 million.
2. Spend, Spend, Spend
Aired 20 November 1995 • 30 min
With his lottery winnings banked, Porkpie buys a new car and goes shopping for a country estate.
3. Maid in Heaven
Aired 27 November 1995 • 30 min
Porkpie decides to hire a maid, and invest his money in an Arts Centre for the people of Peckham.
4. The Centre
Aired 4 December 1995 • 30 min
Porkpie's Art Centre finally opens.
5. And Lead Us Not Into Temptation
Aired 11 December 1995 • 30 min
A paranoid Porkpie lays traps for his friends, convinced they only like him for his money.
6. The Lovely Legs Escort Agency
Aired 18 December 1995 • 30 min
Love is in the air for Porkpie when he meets a drama teacher at the Art Centre. Meanwhile, Mandy tries her hardest to persuade an unenthusiastic Michael into starting a family of their own.