Press clippings
The Watch review: Pratchett fans will hate adaptation
Discworld fans will want to avoid this fantasy series like the plague, but for everyone else this is diverting steampunk schlock.
Ed Power, The Telegraph, 1st July 2021BBC 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 2016The Office - where are they now?
What has happened to the actors who helped to make The Office? We never did hear much from that man Gervais again...
Rupert Hawksley, The Telegraph, 11th 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