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Fri, Mar 4, 1977. When Rawley's watch is stolen the prime suspect is oily toe-rag Harris and so a kangaroo court is set up, presided over by the judge, with Fletch prosecuting and Warren acting as the defending counsel. Without any evidence, Harris is found not guilty, though he then admits to having the watch and relinquishes it.
When Beckinsale died of a heart attack in 1979, aged only 31, the country was shocked. Max Harris supplied the show's bouncy theme tune. In 1978, a short lived sequel was made - 'Going Straight' - which saw Fletcher try to adapt to life on the outside again after being released from prison.
Upcoming Movies and TV shows; ... Porridge TV-G 1973 ... Season 1 1974 Details Season 2 1975 Details Season 3 1977 Details . Cast & Crew. Ronnie Barker. Norman Stanley Fletcher.
Porridge began life as part of a one-off series called Seven Of One for the BBC. The series featured seven separate 30 minute comedies, all starring Ronnie Barker, including an episode entitled Prisoner and Escort by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais about the transfer of a prisoner, on New Year's Eve, from a London prison to the remote Slade ...
Thu, Sep 12, 1974. Fletch is caught up in the inmates' mania for gambling and, working on the farm, has lots of eggs to use as stakes. After Fletch loses a bet with fellow con Ives, he is delighted when Mackay catches Ives with the eggs on him. However, Ives gets revenge by tipping Mackay off about an illegal Snakes and Ladders game run by ...
Special. A new episode of the classic sitcom with the grandson of Ronnie Barker's iconic character. 1. The Go-Between. Fletch has taken to helping his fellow inmates with appeals, letters home and ...
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.
