Porridge

3 Seasons 1974 - 1977 TV-14 45m 8.3

The prison life of Fletcher, a criminal serving a five-year sentence, as he strives to bide his time, keep his record clean, and refuses to be ground down by the prison system.

Norman Stanley Fletcher is sentenced to 5 years at her Majesty's pleasure at HM prison Slade in darkest Cumbria. His naive cell mate Lenny Godber needs to learn the ropes, skives and scams and strict prison officer Mr.Mackay tries to run the prison his own way. And then there's Mr.Barroclough who is just too weak willed to have his good nature exploited.

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Episodes:

Episode 1 New Faces, Old Hands

1. New Faces, Old Hands

Aired: Sep 5, 1974

New Year's Day, and Slade Prison has a new intake of three: old hands Norman ...

Episode 2 The Hustler

2. The Hustler

Aired: Sep 12, 1974

After his first week inside Slade Prison, Fletcher tries to take advantage of...

Episode 3 A Night In

3. A Night In

Aired: Sep 19, 1974

Lennie Godber is moved into Fletcher's cell after a prison riot, in what is s...

Episode 4 A Day Out

4. A Day Out

Aired: Sep 26, 1974

Godber is looking forward to having his first day outside the prison since he...

Episode 5 Ways and Means

5. Ways and Means

Aired: Oct 3, 1974

A chart-topping episode that sees Fletcher dejected while spending his sixth ...

Episode 6 Men Without Women

6. Men Without Women

Aired: Oct 10, 1974

After prisoner Warren gets a letter from his wife which causes him to doubt h...

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Info about Porridge

Current Status: Ended

Network: BBC One

Genres: Comedy, Crime