Porridge 45 years old
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.
Credits
Porridge Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Paul Barber He was 28, now 73 years old | as Morgan |
| Ken Jones He was 43, 78 years old when he died | as Ives |
| Richard Beckinsale He was 32, 31 years old when he died | as Lennie Godber |
| Oliver Smith | as McMillan |
| Fulton Mackay He was 57, 64 years old when he died | as Mackay |
| Peter Vaughan He was 56, 93 years old when he died | as Grouty |
| Geoffrey Bayldon He was 55, 93 years old when he died | as Treadaway - Governor |
| Charles Pemberton He was 189, 217 years old when he died | as Miller |
| Philip Locke He was 51, 76 years old when he died | as Banyard |
| Brian Wilde He was 52, 80 years old when he died | as Barrowclough |
| Sam Kelly He was 35, 70 years old when he died | as Warren |
| Julian Holloway He was 35, now 80 years old | as Bainbridge |
| Sebastian Abineri | as Hayward |
| Derek Deadman He was 39, now 84 years old | as Cooper |
| Christopher Godwin He was 36, now 81 years old | as Beal |
| Ronnie Barker He was 50, 76 years old when he died | as Norman Stanley Fletcher |
| Daniel Peacock He was 21, now 66 years old | as Rudge |
| Paul McDowell He was 74, 57 years old when he died | as Collinson |
| Colin Rix He was 47, 81 years old when he died | as Lassiter |
| Allan Warren He was 30, now 76 years old | as Whalley |
| Barry James | as Delilah |
| Karl Howman He was 25, now 71 years old | as Urquhart |
| Rod Culbertson He was 29, now 74 years old | as Callaghan |
| Michael O'Hagan He was 21, 59 years old when he died | as MO |
| Elizabeth Knight She was 179, 84 years old when she died | as Sheila |
| Bunny May | as Alf |
| Robert Putt He was 35, now 80 years old | as Atkinson |
Porridge Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Dick Clement as Director. He was 42 (now 87) years old | Directing |
| Dick Clement as Writer. He was 42 (now 87) years old | Writing |
| Ian La Frenais as Writer. He was 43 (now 88) years old | Writing |
Porridge (45 years)
Fletcher's inside story - even funnier as a film
- Release day: Sunday, August 12, 1979
- Runtime: 93 minutes