overview : 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."

First Air Date : Nov 13, 1995

Last Air Date : Dec 18, 1995

Runtime : 30m

Episodes : 12

Seasons : 2

Genre : Comedy,

Companies : Humphrey Barclay Productions

Countries : GB

Keywords : wealthy man, sitcom, sudden wealth, winning lottery