British Comedy Guide
British Comedy Guide
Porridge. Image shows from L to R: Oakes (Barrie Rutter), 'Bunny' Warren (Sam Kelly), Norman Stanley Fletcher (Ronnie Barker), Rudge (Daniel Peacock). Copyright: WitzEnd Productions
Porridge

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.

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Porridge. Image shows from L to R: Mr. Mackay (Fulton Mackay), Fletcher (Ronnie Barker), Godber (Richard Beckinsale). Copyright: BBC TV

Porridge

Ronnie Barker stars as Norman Stanley Fletcher, trying to keep his nose clean and guiding his young 'roomie' Godber, whilst residing in HMP Slade.

Going Straight. Norman Stanley Fletcher (Ronnie Barker). Copyright: BBC TV

Going Straight

Freshly released from Slade Prison, Norman Stanley Fletcher struggles to adapt to the changes of late 1970s Britain whilst holding down his first job.

ITV1 logo. Credit: ITV TV

The Ronnie Barker Playhouse

Series of comedy plays starring Ronnie Barker.

The Visit. Image shows from L to R: Officer Mark Bamford (Darren Tighe), Blind Pete (Vincent Davies). Copyright: BBC TV

The Visit

Sitcom based in the visiting room at HMP Radford, a low-security prison.

The Two Ronnies. Image shows from L to R: Ronnie Corbett, Ronnie Barker. Copyright: BBC TV

The Two Ronnies

Hugely popular and long-running sketch show that established Ronnie Corbett and Ronnie Barker as two of the biggest names in British comedy.

Rising Damp. Rupert Rigsby (Leonard Rossiter). Copyright: Yorkshire Television TV

Rising Damp

Rupert Rigsby is the grubby landlord of a seedy boarding house. His put-upon tenants include students Philip and Alan, and the glamorous Miss Jones.

The Lovers. Image shows from L to R: Beryl (Paula Wilcox), Geoffrey (Richard Beckinsale). Copyright: Granada Television TV

The Lovers

Young and inexperienced couple Geoffrey & Beryl have differing views on what is acceptable before marriage.

Dead Boss. Helen Stephens (Sharon Horgan). Copyright: BBC TV

Dead Boss

Sitcom set in Broadmarsh Prison, featuring a murder mystery element. Starring Sharon Horgan and Jennifer Saunders.

Open All Hours. Image shows from L to R: Nurse Gladys Emmanuel (Lynda Baron), Granville (David Jason), Albert Arkwright (Ronnie Barker). Copyright: BBC TV

Open All Hours

Mean-yet-loveable northern shopkeeper Arkwright is allergic to spending money - much to the trouble of his put-upon nephew and sole employee Granville.

Bloomers. Image shows from L to R: Dingley (David Swift), Stan (Richard Beckinsale). Copyright: BBC TV

Bloomers

Richard Beckinsale's final sitcom. He plays an actor who turns to the soil and a blooming new career.

Are You Being Served?. Image shows from L to R: Mr. Ernest Grainger (Arthur Brough), Miss Shirley Brahms (Wendy Richard), Captain Stephen Peacock (Frank Thornton), Mr. Wilberforce Clayborne Humphries (John Inman), Mr. Harman (Arthur English), Mr. Cuthbert Rumbold (Nicholas Smith), Mrs. Betty Slocombe (Mollie Sugden), Mr. Dick Lucas (Trevor Bannister). Copyright: Anglo-EMI Film

Are You Being Served?

The staff of Grace Bros. take a trip to Costa Plonka while the department is being remodelled.

Sex And The Sitcom. Copyright: Crocodile Media TV

Sex And The Sitcom

Documentary examining how society's attitudes towards sex and sexuality since the 1950s have been reflected in sitcom.

Water. Governor Baxter Thwaites (Michael Caine). Copyright: Hand Made Films Film

Water

Comedy about the inhabitants of a small British Caribbean island whose world is changed when an American oil company strikes mineral water.

Porridge: Inside Out. Image shows from L to R: Tony Osoba, Sam Kelly, Christopher Biggins. Copyright: Phil McIntyre Entertainment TV

Porridge: Inside Out

Documentary series looking at classic BBC prison-set sitcom Porridge on its 40th anniversary.

Thick As Thieves. Image shows from L to R: Stan (John Thaw), Annie (Pat Ashton), George Dobbs (Bob Hoskins). Copyright: London Weekend Television TV

Thick As Thieves

Dobbs is in for a shock when he is released from prison after serving 3 years. He finds his wife is living with his old friend and fellow thief, Stan.

BBC Three TV

Killing Time

Sitcom set in a women's prison. Features unrequited love, lesbianism, drug running and racial disharmony.

The Cracksman. Ernest Wright (Charlie Drake). Copyright: Associated British Picture Corporation Film

The Cracksman

Comic crime caper starring Charlie Drake as a naïve and unwilling safe-cracker, jail-breaker and home-breaker.

Porridge. Fletch (Kevin Bishop). Copyright: BBC TV

Porridge

Reinvention of the classic Ronnie Barker sitcom Porridge. Fletch's grandson, Fletch, is imprisoned for cyber crimes.

Two Way Stretch. Image shows from L to R: Ethel (Liz Fraser), Dodger Lane (Peter Sellers), George 'Jelly' Knight (David Lodge). Copyright: STUDIOCANAL Film

Two Way Stretch

Prisoner Dodger Lane plans a heist that will involve slipping out of incarceration to steal some diamonds.

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