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Porridge is a British sitcom, starring Ronnie Barker and Richard Beckinsale, written by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais, and broadcast on BBC1 from 1974 to 1977. The programme ran for three series and two Christmas specials, and was followed by a feature film of the same name (in the United States, the film was released under the title Doing Time).
Porridge (U.S. title: Doing Time) is a 1979 British comedy film directed by Dick Clement and starring Ronnie Barker, Richard Beckinsale, Fulton Mackay and Brian Wilde. [4] It was written by Clement and Ian La Frenais based on their BBC television series Porridge (1974–1977). Most of prison officers and inmates from the original series appear ...
The main storylines of the sitcom focus on its central character, Norman Stanley Fletcher, a man from Muswell Hill, London.Fletcher, described as "an habitual criminal" by the judge who sentences him (and whose words, voiced by Barker, are repeated in the show's opening titles), is sent to HMP Slade, a fictional Category C prison in Cumberland, to serve a prison sentence for his latest crime.
Vaughan was born Peter Ewart Ohm [2] on 4 April 1923 [3] in Wem, Shropshire, the son of a bank clerk, Max Ohm, who was an Austrian immigrant, [4] and Eva Wright, a nurse. [5] The family later moved to Wellington, in the same county, where he began his schooling.
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Mackay warns Fletcher to be careful, as he nearly caught Harris stealing pills earlier that day. Mackay also notes that the pills belonged to the Medical Officer but were for his dog's bad breath. The episode ends with Fletcher telling Godber he feels "rough, ruff, ruff, ruff" in the style of a dog barking.
The following is a list of episodes for the British sitcom Porridge and sequel series, Going Straight, which aired on BBC1 from 5 September 1974 to 25 March 1977 and 24 February to 7 April 1978 respectively. A further sequel series following the grandson of Fletcher, Porridge, aired in 2016 and 2017.
"No Way Out" is the first Christmas special of the BBC sitcom Porridge. It first aired on 24 December 1975. [1] In this episode, prisoner Tommy Slocombe makes an escape attempt in the lead-up to Christmas.