Porridge
Porridge is a TV show on BBC2. Enjoy a long stretch of the classic comedy. Little victories and lots of laughs with Fletch, Godber and the inmates at Slade Prison. Starring Ronnie Barker and Richard Beckinsale. The program has been available since 2024. A total of 20 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in October 2024.
Last broadcast:29/10/2024 at 20:00
Last episode
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Porridge
A spell in the prison hospital is not as restful as Fletcher hoped, after he finds himself sharing a ward with Blanco.
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Classic prison comedy. The problems of an anxious father and a pining first offender are solved in the prison waiting room.
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Classic comedy series. The inmates of Slade Prison are horrified to discover there is a thief in their midst - a despicable crime against one's fellow inmates.
Series 1
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Classic comedy series set in HM Prison Slade. When Fletcher assumes the role of agony aunt to his fellow inmates, he ends up writing letters home for them.
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Classic comedy series. When Fletcher and Godber are allowed out in a work gang, Mr Barrowclough gets more than he bargained for.
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Classic comedy series. Fletch and Godber reconcile themselves to a quiet evening in at Slade prison.
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Classic prison sitcom. Fletcher gets a permanent job with the pigs on the prison farm and dreams up a novel way to relieve the boredom of prison life.
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Classic sitcom set in Slade Prison. Veteran inmate Norman Stanley Fletcher gives the benefit of his experience to his green young cellmate Godber.
Series 3
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Another of Ronnie Barker's array of classic comedy characters. The inimitable Fletch has to help Lennie out after he gets involved in a fight a week before his parole.
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The immortal prison-set sitcom. When Godber studies to get another O-level before leaving jail, Fletch cannot understand his appetite for all the hard work.
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Classic prison-set sitcom with the great Ronnie Barker and a guest appearance from David Jason. Fletch decides to help an old lag who has been in prison for 17 years.
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Classic comedy from behind bars starring Ronnie Barker. Fletcher decides that Harris must be put on trial for stealing from another prisoner. You can't trust anyone.
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Fletcher is incensed when a third cellmate arrives, and to add insult to injury, he turns out to be one of his old enemies - but why is everyone so polite to him?
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Fletch lands in hot water when stolen pills accidentally find their way into his cup of tea. Mr Mackay is determined to get to the bottom of it.
Series 2
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Ageless comedy with Ronnie Barker behind bars at Slade. Godber enters the prison boxing championships, and although he is the hot favourite, he must lose.
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The inmates of Slade Prison get a break at the weekend to pursue their hobbies. Includes outdated language.
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When Mr McKay leaves Slade prison, everyone is happy - until his replacement arrives. Contains outdated language.
Series 1
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Criminally funny sitcom. Fletch falls out with the governor and loses all his credibility. But he hopes to get back into his good books via a cosy job in the library.