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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 ...
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 ...
Animal digest is a common ingredient used in pet foods. As defined by the Association of American Feed Control Officials , digest is produced by the chemical or enzymatic hydrolysis of clean animal tissue that has not undergone decomposition.
It is a thinner version of porridge that may be more often drunk rather than eaten. Historically, gruel has been a staple of the Western diet, especially for peasants . Gruel may also be made from millet , hemp , barley , or, in hard times, from chestnut flour or even the less bitter acorns of some oaks .
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.
"A Day Out" is the fourth episode from the first series of the British sitcom Porridge. It first aired on 26 September 1974, [1] and is the fourth episode of the first series. In this episode, Fletcher and some of his fellow prisoners are allowed out for the day to dig drainage ditches for the local council, only for mishaps to soon occur.
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.