Porridge (1973)
- TV sitcom
- BBC One / BBC Two
- 1973 - 1977
- 21 episodes (3 series)
Ronnie Barker stars as Norman Stanley Fletcher, trying to keep his nose clean and guiding his young 'roomie' Godber, whilst residing in HMP Slade. Stars Ronnie Barker, Richard Beckinsale, Fulton Mackay, Brian Wilde, Michael Barrington and more.
- Series 3, Episode 2 repeated Sunday at 12:10am on BBC4
Streaming rank this week: 1,232
Porridge - The Inside Story
Regarded by many critics as Britain's best sitcom, Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais's tales of life inside Slade Prison first hit the screens in 1973 and three series were transmitted before the prison show finally closed its doors in 1977. But it has never faded from the nation's consciousness.
Ronnie Barker as Fletch the old lag and Richard Beckinsale as Godber the naive first-time offender are comic creations as fine - and as well-loved - as any in the history of television. But no book has ever told the behind-the-scenes story of how the series came to be made (it was partly filmed inside a real, working prison), until now...
First published: Wednesday 3rd October 2001
- Publisher: Headline
- Catalogue: 9780747232940
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