Also appearing were Griff Rhys Jones as Cornelius Carrington, Paula Jacobs as Mrs. Biggs, Bob Goody as Walter, Paul Rogers as the Dean, John Woodnutt as the Senior Tutor, Lockwood West as the Chaplain, Willoughby Goddard as Professor Siblington, Harold Innocent as the Bursar and Ian Wallace as the Praelector.

While Sir Godber congratulates himself on having defeated the traditionalists, investigative journalist Cornelius Carrington is brought in on the pretext of helping both parties, while secretly having his own agenda.

Meanwhile, having been advised to pick up a foreign student so as to slake his lust for Mrs Biggs, Zipser, after a series of frustrating attempts to buy condoms acquires four large boxes by mistake.

Unfortunately, while undressing, she has lit the gas fire, which takes a short while to ignite the inflated condoms stuck in the chimney, causing an explosion that demolishes the Bull Tower and kills her and Zipser in their moment of passion.

Skullion refuses to open the main gates of college to let the fire engines in and continues to burst the inflated condoms; as a consequence he is dismissed.

Skullion thrusts the box containing his legacy to Sir Godber, who in panic steps back and falls against the wall, causing a heavy picture to drop onto his head giving him a fatal injury.

Nonetheless, he is installed as the Master and his shares are sold to meet the cost of rebuilding the Bull Tower, so Porterhouse's traditions are firmly re-established.