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Porridge

Fletcher's inside story - even funnier as a film

Times are hard for habitual guest of Her Majesty Norman Stanley Fletcher. The new prison officer, Beale, makes MacKay look soft and what's more, an escape plan is hatching from the cell of prison godfather Grouty and Fletcher wants no part of it.

19791h 33mPG-13Comedy, Crime

About Porridge

Directors
Dick Clement
Cast
Ronnie Barker, Richard Beckinsale, Fulton Mackay, Brian Wilde, Peter Vaughan, Julian Holloway
Genres
Comedy, Crime
Content rating
PG-13
Original language
English
Production countries
United Kingdom
Status
Released

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