Porridge 50 years old
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.
Credits
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Ronald Lacey He was 38 , 55 years old when he died | |
| David Jason He was 34 , now 84 years old | as Blanco |
| Brian Glover He was 40 , 63 years old when he died | |
| Maurice Denham He was 64 , 92 years old when he died | |
| Dudley Sutton He was 41 , 85 years old when he died | as Reg Urwin |
| David Daker He was 38 , now 89 years old | |
| Richard Beckinsale He was 27 , 31 years old when he died | as Lennie Godber |
| Fulton Mackay He was 52 , 64 years old when he died | as Mr. Mackay |
| Peter Vaughan He was 51 , 93 years old when he died | as Harry Grout |
| Brian Wilde He was 47 , 80 years old when he died | as Mr. Barrowclough |
| Sam Kelly He was 30 , 70 years old when he died | as Warren |
| Jane Wenham She was 46 , 90 years old when she died | as Mrs Jamieson |
| Ronnie Barker He was 44 , 76 years old when he died | as Norman Stanley Fletcher |
| Michael Barrington He was 50 , 63 years old when he died | |
| Patricia Brake She was 32 , now 82 years old | |
| Paul Angelis He was 31 , 66 years old when he died | |
| Michael Barrington He was 50 , 63 years old when he died | as Governor Venables |
| Christopher Biggins He was 25 , now 76 years old |
Crew
| Name | Job title |
|---|---|
| Dick Clement Directing He was 37 , now 87 years old | Director |
| Dick Clement Writing He was 37 , now 87 years old | Writer |
| Ian La Frenais Writing He was 38 , now 88 years old | Writer |
Porridge (50 years)
Ended
- First Air Date: 1974-09-05
- Runtime: [30] minutes
- Number of Episodes: 18