Porridge is a British situation comedy broadcast on BBC1 from 1974 to 1977, running for three series, two Christmas specials and a feature film also titled Porridge. Written by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais, it stars Ronnie Barker and Richard Beckinsale as two inmates at the fictional HMP Slade in Cumberland. "Doing porridge" is British slang for serving a prison sentence, porridge once being the traditional breakfast in UK prisons. The series was followed by a 1978 sequel, Going Straight, which established that Fletcher would not be going back to prison again. Porridge was voted number seven in a 2004 BBC poll of the 100 greatest British sitcoms.
Cast: Ronnie Barker, Richard Beckinsale, Fulton Mackay
6 episodes
1. New Faces, Old Hands“Twenty-three and you want to go straight? What kind of talk is that? You've got your whole life in front of you!” It's Godber's first time in prison, and Fletch is going to teach him the ways.15CC30minSep 5, 1974
2. The HustlerIves is such a loser that if Elizabeth Taylor had triplets, he'd have been the one in the middle. But there's no way he's going to be left out of Fletch's gambling enterprise.15CC30minSep 12, 1974
3. A Night InFletch explains to Godber that the best way to cope with his first night in prison, is to see it as just a "quiet night in". Trouble is, Godber's got another 698 to go.15CC30minSep 19, 1974
4. A Day OutThe rest of the working party are thrilled to have a day out, but Fletch is masking indifference - what's so exciting about digging a ditch anyway?15CC30minSep 26, 1974
5. Ways and MeansWho would want to spend eight hours a day sewing fishing nets? Not Fletch, who is hell-bent on a cushy job in the library.15CC30minOct 3, 1974
6. Men Without WomenFletch fancies himself as a bit of an agony aunt and is called upon by his fellow inmates to help out with affairs of the heart.15CC30minOct 10, 1974
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Porridge is a British situation comedy broadcast on BBC1 from 1974 to 1977, running for three series, two Christmas specials and a feature film also titled Porridge. Written by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais, it stars Ronnie Barker and Richard Beckinsale as two inmates at the fictional HMP Slade in Cumberland. "Doing porridge" is British slang for serving a prison sentence, porridge once being the traditional breakfast in UK prisons. The series was followed by a 1978 sequel, Going Straight, which established that Fletcher would not be going back to prison again. Porridge was voted number seven in a 2004 BBC poll of the 100 greatest British sitcoms.
Creators and cast
- Created by
- Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais
Maturity rating
15Check the rating before watching with younger viewers.
Audio languages
English
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