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Comedy Classics: Porridge

12/16/2022

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1hr 30min

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Documentary

STORY

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.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • David Jason
  • Ronnie Barker
  • Brian Wilde
  • Fulton Mackay
  • Richard Beckinsale

    INFORMATION

      Production Companies

    • Channel 5

      Production Countries

    • United Kingdom

    LANGUAGES

    • English

    Cast

    David Jason

    Narrator

    Ronnie Barker

    (archive footage)

    Brian Wilde

    (archive footage)

    Fulton Mackay

    (archive footage)

    Richard Beckinsale

    (archive footage)

    Sam Kelly

    (archive footage)