Porridge
- 1979 film
Feature film based on the TV sitcom of the same name, featuring Ronnie Barker and the regular cast in the classic prison comedy. Also features Richard Beckinsale, Fulton Mackay, Brian Wilde, Peter Vaughan, Geoffrey Bayldon and more.
Key details
- Genre
- Film
- Released
- 1979
- Stars
- Ronnie Barker, Richard Beckinsale, Fulton Mackay, Brian Wilde, Peter Vaughan, Geoffrey Bayldon, Daniel Peacock, Barrie Rutter and more
- Writers
- Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais
- Director
- Dick Clement
- Producers
- Ian La Frenais and Allan McKeown
- Company
Harry Grout, Slade Prison's resident bigwig, is arranging for the escape of fellow prisoner, Oakes, under the guise of a celebrities vs convicts morale-boosting football match.
Fletcher and Godber, nearing the end of their respective sentences, are horrified to find themselves roped in on the scheme - try as they might, Grouty's just not a man you can say 'no' to.
As the villainous plot unfolds, the pair find themselves even deeper in it than they'd feared, and are soon outside the prison walls themselves. It may be something they've dreamed of for years, but so close to their release dates, the duo are far more concerned about suffering even longer sentences for escaping.
Splitting from Oakes's getaway, Fletch and Godber are in a race against time to get themselves back across country undetected, and back inside the prison walls without being caught. Whoever heard of convicts wanting to break into a prison?
Additional details
- Tagline
- Fletcher's inside story - even funnier as a film.
- UK certificate
- A
- Duration
- 94 minutes
- UK release
- August 1979
- Distributors
- Also known as
-
- Doing Time (US title)
- Production
- Location
- Camera set-up
- Single camera
- Picture
- Colour
- Soundtrack
- Songs featured include "Free Inside" sung by Joe Brown, "Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick" by Ian Dury and the Blockheads and Harry Nilsson's "Without You".
Website links
- Porridge - The Unofficial Homepage
An unofficial website with information on all things Porridge. - IMDb
Broadcast details
- Most recent repeats
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- Thursday 30th January 2025 at 8:00pm on BBC4
- Saturday 25th January 2025 at 6:05pm on BBC2
- Thursday 5th September 2024 at 9:15pm on BBC4