Porterhouse Blue
First edition | |
| Author | Tom Sharpe |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Secker & Warburg |
Publication date | 1974 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| ISBN | 0-330-24667-4 |
| Followed by | Grantchester Grind |
Porterhouse Blue is a novel written by Tom Sharpe, first published in 1974. A satirical look at Cambridge life and the struggle between tradition and reform, Porterhouse Blue tells the story of Skullion, the Head Porter of Porterhouse, a fictional college of Cambridge University.
The novel has a sequel, Grantchester Grind. In 1987, Channel 4 adapted Porterhouse Blue into a TV series of the same name.