Comedy Classics: Porridge

20221h 30m

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.

Production

Logo for Channel 5

Cast

Photo of David Jason

David Jason

Narrator

Photo of Ronnie Barker

Ronnie Barker

(archive footage)

Photo of Brian Wilde

Brian Wilde

(archive footage)

Photo of Fulton Mackay

Fulton Mackay

(archive footage)

Photo of Richard Beckinsale

Richard Beckinsale

(archive footage)

Photo of Sam Kelly

Sam Kelly

(archive footage)

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