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Porridge (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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Series cast

  • Ronnie Barker Ronnie Barker Norman Stanley Fletcher 18 episodes
  • Richard Beckinsale Richard Beckinsale Lennie Godber 18 episodes
  • Fulton Mackay Fulton Mackay Mr. Mackay 18 episodes
  • Brian Wilde Brian Wilde Mr. Barrowclough 18 episodes
  • Sam Kelly Sam Kelly Warren 9 episodes
  • Tony Osoba Tony Osoba McLaren 8 episodes
  • Michael Barrington Governor Venables 7 episodes
  • Christopher Biggins Christopher Biggins Lukewarm 5 episodes
  • Ken Jones Ken Jones Ives 4 episodes
  • Paul McDowell Mr. Collinson 4 episodes
  • David Jason David Jason Blanco 3 episodes
  • Patricia Brake Patricia Brake Ingrid Fletcher 3 episodes
  • Brian Glover Brian Glover Heslop 3 episodes
  • Ronald Lacey Ronald Lacey Harris 3 episodes
  • Peter Vaughan Peter Vaughan Harry Grout 2 episodes
  • Graham Ashley Graham Ashley Mr. Appleton 2 episodes
  • Eric Dodson Mr. Banyard 2 episodes
  • Maurice Denham Maurice Denham Rawley 2 episodes

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