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Comedy Classics: Porridge (2022)

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Overview

An homage to the prison comedy series Porridge, created by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais. This documentary examines how Ronnie Barker’s Fletch influenced Slade Prison’s characters. There is also a look at 1978’s Going Straight, Porridge: The Movie, the US remake On the Rocks, and the 2017 reboot starring Kevin Bishop and Ricky Grover.

Length 90 minutes

Actors

David Jason | Ronnie Barker | Brian Wilde | Fulton Mackay | Richard Beckinsale | Sam Kelly