British Film Institute in 2000. In 2004, Porridge placed seventh in a poll to find Britain's Best Sitcom. The series was followed by a 1978 sequel, Going...
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water, milk or both. Porridge may also refer to: Porridge (1974 TV series), a British situational comedy set in a prison Porridge (film), a 1979 film derived...
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Fletcher. The 2016 sequel series of Porridge has a different cast of characters, although Nigel Norman Fletcher in the 2016 series is the grandson of Norman...
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based on their BBC television series Porridge (1974–1977). Most of prison officers and inmates from the original series appear in the film, with the notable...
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Norman Stanley Fletcher (category Porridge (1974 TV series) characters)
Porridge | Media". The Guardian. Retrieved 2013-08-25. "Comedy - Porridge". BBC. Retrieved 2013-08-25. ""Porridge" Men Without Women (TV Episode 1974)...
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Porridge is a British television sitcom, starring Kevin Bishop, written by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais, and broadcast on BBC One. The show is a sequel...
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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...
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Richard Beckinsale (section Porridge)
English actor. He played Lennie Godber in the BBC sitcom Porridge (along with its sequel series Going Straight) and Alan Moore in the ITV sitcom Rising...
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List of television theme music (redirect from List of TV theme songs)
Dot Door ("The Polka Dot Door") – Dodi Robb and Pat Patterson Porridge (1974 TV Series) – Max Harris Postcards from Buster ("Hey Buster") – Wyclef Jean...
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"No Way Out" is the first Christmas special of the BBC sitcom Porridge. It first aired on 24 December 1975. In this episode, prisoner Tommy Slocombe makes...
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Going Straight (redirect from Going Straight (TV series))
an interview published in "Porridge The Complete Scripts and Series Guide" (2001) the writers stated that only one series was ever planned as Ronnie Barker...
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"The Desperate Hours" is the second Christmas special of the BBC sitcom Porridge. It first aired on 24 December 1976. In this episode, Fletcher and Godber...
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of the British sitcom Porridge, made for the BBC. It first aired on 7 November 1975, and is the third episode of the second series. In this episode, Mr...
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of the British sitcom Porridge, made for the BBC. It first aired on 10 October 1974, and is the final episode of the first series. In this episode, Fletcher...
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Thieves (TV, 1974) Porridge (TV, 1974–77) On the Rocks (TV, 1975–76) Going Straight (TV, 1978) The Prisoner of Zenda (1979) Porridge (1979, US: Doing Time)...
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No Peace for the Wicked (redirect from No Peace for the Wicked (Porridge))
the British sitcom Porridge, made for the BBC. It first aired on 14 November 1975, and is the fourth episode of the second series. In this episode, Fletcher...
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(1973, TV series) as Allen Shakespeare or Bust (1973, Play for Today) as Art You'll Never Walk Alone (1974, TV short) as Maurice Pouncey Porridge (1974, sitcom)...
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Prisoner and Escort (category Porridge (1974 TV series) episodes)
is the pilot episode of the BBC sitcom Porridge. It was originally broadcast on 1 April 1973 as part of a series of pilot shows with the overall title...
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New Faces, Old Hands (category Porridge (1974 TV series) episodes)
episode of British sitcom Porridge, produced for the BBC. It first aired on 5 September 1974, and forms part of the first series of the sitcom. The episode...
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Happy Release (redirect from Happy Release (Porridge))
the British sitcom Porridge, made for the BBC. It first aired on 21 November 1975, and is the fifth episode of the second series. In this episode, Fletcher...
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of the British sitcom Porridge, made for the BBC. It first aired on 3 October 1974, and is the fifth episode of the first series. In this episode, Fletcher...
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"Final Stretch" is the final episode of the BBC sitcom Porridge, the sixth episode of the third series. It first aired on 25 March 1977. Godber's upcoming...
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A Test of Character (redirect from A Test of Character (Porridge))
"A Test of Character" is the fifth episode from the third series of the BBC sitcom Porridge which aired on 18 March 1977. In the episode, Godber is studying...
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is an episode of the British Porridge. It first aired on 24 October 1975, and is the first episode of the second series. In this episode, Fletcher finds...
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"Pardon Me" is an episode of the BBC sitcom Porridge. It aired on 11 March 1977. In the episode, elderly prisoner Blanco Webb is due to be paroled, but...
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the British sitcom Porridge, made for the BBC. It first aired on 28 November 1975, and is the sixth episode of the second series. In this episode, Fletcher...
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"A Storm in a Teacup" is an episode of the BBC sitcom Porridge. It aired on 18 February 1977. In this episode, Fletcher is tasked by Grouty to replace...
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of a Feather (1989) Orange Is the New Black (2013) Pink Is In (2021) Porridge (1974) Incarceration of women in the United States Women in prison film Hinckley...
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Lads? (TV, 1973–74) Porridge (TV, 1974–77) On the Rocks (TV, 1975–76) Going Straight (TV, 1978) The Prisoner of Zenda (1979) Porridge (film) (US: Doing...
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two episodes, "Caravan", in which she appears with her face covered in porridge during a food fight between Corky and Eric, and "Holiday Camp", when the...
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