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Porridge (1974 – 1977)

Porridge

^{(1974 – 1977)}

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Comedy, Crime

September 5th, 1974

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Porridge is a British situation comedy broadcast on BBC1 from 1974 to 1977, running for three series, two Christmas specials and a feature film also titled Porridge. Written by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais, it stars Ronnie Barker and Richard Beckinsale as two inmates at the fictional HMP Slade in Cumberland. "Doing porridge" is British slang for serving a prison sentence, porridge once being the traditional breakfast in UK prisons.

The series was followed by a 1978 sequel, Going Straight, which established that Fletcher would not be going back to prison again. Porridge was voted number seven in a 2004 BBC poll of the 100 greatest British sitcoms.

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Cast

Ronnie Barker
Norman Stanley Fletcher
Brian Wilde
Mr. Barrowclough
Fulton Mackay
Mr. MacKay
Richard Beckinsale
Lennie Godber
Sam Kelly
Warren
Tony Osoba
McLaren
Michael Barrington
Governor Venables
Christopher Biggins
Lukewarm
Ken Jones
Ives
Paul McDowell
Mr. Collinson
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Directors

Sydney Lotterby
(20 episodes, 1974-1977) (uncredited)
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Producers

Sydney Lotterby
producer
(20 episodes, 1974-1977)
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Writers

Dick Clement
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(19 episodes, 1974-1977)
Dick Clement
written by
(1 episode, 1974)
Ian La Frenais
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(19 episodes, 1974-1977)
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Keywords

title spoken by character
judge
criminal
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Country of Origin

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Languages

English

Release Dates

February 26th, 2003 (Australia) (DVD premiere)
March 16th, 1983 (Germany)
August 6th, 2005 (Hungary)
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Alternative Titles

Porridge (original title)
Porridge (Australia)
Porridge (Canada) (English title)
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Locations

BBC Television Centre, Wood Lane, Shepherd's Bush, London, England, UK (Interior scenes)
Ealing Studios London UK (metal walkways/communal area)
Ealing Studios, Ealing Green, Ealing, London, Greater London, England, UK (metal walkways/communal area)
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Mono
DTS (1.1 Mono)

Aspect Ratios

4:3

Production Companies

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (Albania)

Distribution Companies

Duna Televízió (Hungary)
British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)

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