PorridgeTV Show
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.
About Porridge
Porridge first aired in 1974 and is listed as a comedy series created by Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais.
The series information currently records 3 seasons, 18 episodes, status: Ended, network information for BBC One.
Top-billed cast members include Ronnie Barker, Richard Beckinsale, Fulton Mackay, Brian Wilde. The synopsis above provides the available premise, while the season section shows the published season and episode structure.
