Dave Hill (I)
- English
- Actor
Press clippings
Porridge: The Go-Between preview
The new Porridge certainly feels comfortable and familiar, but also does enough not to be a shameless counterfeit, even if it clearly exists in the shadow of its forebear.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 6th October 2017Porridge reboot shows that past is best left alone
Watching the new Porridge is like visiting a favourite old café only to find that its best bits have been jettisoned: the tomato-shaped ketchup bottles have been replaced by sachets, the Formica tables by stripped pine. Sometimes the past is best left alone.
Ben Lawrence, The Telegraph, 6th October 2017TV review: Porridge, BBC1
Over the weekend I posted a small preview of this new series on Facebook and very quickly got an unusually large number of comments. Let's put it this way. The only person who said something nice about the reboot of the regularly repeated classic prison sitcom was a mate of one of the cast.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 2nd October 2017BBC One orders six more episodes of Porridge
BBC One has ordered a full series of the new version of Porridge, starring Kevin Bishop as Fletch's grandson.
British Comedy Guide, 6th October 2016Landmark comedy season: Porridge gets an update
The depth of the night-time conversations between Old Fletch and Godber, in particular, to a great extent laid in what was not said. When Richard Beckinsale's Godber asks: 'Fletch, are you awake?' Barker - after a beat - replies 'No'. A whole world of pain existed within that silence, and this was missing.
Deborah Shrewsbury, The Custard TV, 28th August 2016Cast confirmed for new version of Porridge
Kevin Bishop has been confirmed as the lead actor in the new version of Porridge. The cast list also includes Mark Bonnar, Ralph Ineson and Dave Hill.
British Comedy Guide, 31st March 2016