Porridge (1974)

About This Series

Porridge is a comedy series created by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais. Its leading cast includes Ronnie Barker, Richard Beckinsale and Fulton Mackay. It premiered on September 5, 1974 on BBC One. TMDB lists 3 seasons and 18 episodes so far and has ended.

Synopsis

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.

Synopsis from TMDB.

Cast

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

Seasons

• Series 11974 · 6 episodes
• Series 21975 · 6 episodes
• Series 31977 · 6 episodes
• Specials1973 · 10 episodes