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Porridge

Porridge
★ 6.8/10•1979•1h 33m•PG-13•Comedy•Crime

Fletcher's inside story - even funnier as a film

Times are hard for habitual guest of Her Majesty Norman Stanley Fletcher. The new prison officer, Beale, makes MacKay look soft and what's more, an escape plan is hatching from the cell of prison godfather Grouty and Fletcher wants no part of it.

Dick Clement · Director

Dick Clement · Writer

Ian La Frenais · Writer

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 33m
LanguageEN
Release DateAug 12, 1979

Actors

Ronnie Barker

Ronnie Barker

Norman Stanley Fletcher

Richard Beckinsale

Richard Beckinsale

Lennie Godber

Fulton Mackay

Fulton Mackay

Mr. Mackay

Brian Wilde

Brian Wilde

Mr. Barrowclough

Peter Vaughan

Peter Vaughan

Grouty

Julian Holloway

Julian Holloway

Mr. Bainbridge

Geoffrey Bayldon

Geoffrey Bayldon

Governor Treadaway

Christopher Godwin

Christopher Godwin

Mr. Beal

Barrie Rutter

Barrie Rutter

Oakes

Daniel Peacock

Daniel Peacock

Rudge

Sam Kelly

Sam Kelly

Warren

Ken Jones

Ken Jones

Ives

Philip Locke

Philip Locke

Banyard

Gorden Kaye

Gorden Kaye

Dines

Oliver Smith

Oliver Smith

McMillan

Andrew Dunford

Armstrong

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