Fletcher: Oh hes outside desecrating holy ground. Mckay: He's what? Fletcher: He's having a slash in a church yard. Mmyers Dec 29, FAQ 4. Why do they say "naff off"? What is snout? Does Ronnie do the voice of the judge at the beginning? Details Edit. Release date September 5, United Kingdom. United Kingdom. Technical specs Edit. Runtime 45 minutes.
Related news. Contribute to this page Suggest an edit or add missing content. Top Gap. By what name was Porridge officially released in India in English? See more gaps Learn more about contributing. The central character of Porridge is Norman Stanley Fletcher , described by his sentencing judge as "an habitual criminal" from Muswell Hill , London.
Mr Mackay is a tough warder with whom Fletcher often comes into conflict. Mackay's subordinate, Mr Barrowclough, is more sympathetic and timid — and prone to manipulation by his charges. The prison exterior in the title sequence and some episodes is Maidstone Prison , which was also featured in the BBC comedy series Birds of a Feather.
The interior shots of doors being locked were filmed in Shepherds Bush Police Station - the BBC had a good relationship with officers here. In the episode "Pardon Me" Fletcher speaks to Blanco David Jason in the prison gardens: this was filmed in the grounds of an old brewery outside Baldock on the A to Royston.
The barred windows approximated a prison. The building has since been demolished. The episode "A Day Out", which features a prison work party, was filmed in and around the Welsh village of Penderyn, the prisoners' 'ditch' being excavated by a JCB.
In the episode "No Way Out", Fletcher tries to get MacKay to fall into a tunnel in a tarmac area, these outside shots were filmed at Hanwell Asylum in West London, the barred windows in this case, being those of the hospital pharmacy. The film was shot entirely at Chelmsford Prison , Essex.
The programme's scriptwriters appear, uncredited, outside Fletch and Godber's cell in the episode "No Peace for the Wicked". The opening credits consist of outside shots of Slade prison and of several doors and gates being closed and locked, which was intended to set the scene for the programme. Title music was thought unsuitable for a show set in prison, so instead there is a booming narration performed by Barker himself given by the presiding judge passing sentence on Fletcher:. Subsequently, Barker is reported to have said that he regretted recording himself as the judge, a character role subsequently played by Maurice Denham in a later episode.
The cheery theme was "deliberately at variance with the dour comedy" [ 12 ] and given a music hall feel by Harris because of the lead character's Cockney origins. Beginning with Fletcher's release from prison on parole , it follows his attempts to 'go straight' and readjust to a law-abiding life. Richard Beckinsale reprised his role as Godber, now the fiancee of Fletcher's daughter Ingrid Patricia Brake , and the couple married in the final episode.
Nicholas Lyndhurst also featured as Fletcher's gormless son, Raymond. Following the example of other sit-com crossovers, such as Dad's Army , Steptoe and Son and The Likely Lads , a feature length version of Porridge was made in Barker again starred as Fletcher, and most of the supporting cast also returned.
Unlike the television series, it was actually filmed at a real prison as HMP Chelmsford was temporarily vacant following a fire. It looked back on Fletcher's life and how the various inmates of Slade had fared 25 years after Fletcher's release from prison.
Warren is now a sign painter, Lukewarm is married to Trevor, McLaren is an MSP , Grouty has become a celebrity gangster, orrible Ives collects money for non-existent charities, Godber is now a lorry driver and still married to Ingrid, and Fletcher runs a pub with his childhood sweetheart, Gloria. REB Two volumes of audio cassette releases comprising four episodes each were issued in the mids. They were later rereleased on CD. It opened in September to positive reviews.
An American version entitled On the Rocks —76 ran for a season, while a Dutch version Laat maar zitten free translation; Keep 'em inside ran from to ; later episodes of the Netherlands version were original scripts. However in the G. Porridge was immensely popular with British prisoners. British Broadcasting Corporation United Kingdom. England, UK. Technical specs Edit. Runtime 30 minutes. Contribute to this page Suggest an edit or add missing content. Top Gap. By what name was Porridge officially released in Canada in English?
See more gaps Learn more about contributing. Edit page. See the full list. The Rise of Will Smith. Watch the video. Recently viewed Please enable browser cookies to use this feature. Then Harry Grout - the one man in whom Fletcher has met his match - takes an interest and asks Fletch to fix the fight by asking Godber to take a dive.
Unfortunately Godber has already agreed to do this for a rival of Grouty's. As you would expect, Fletch comes out on top by betting on a draw because he knew neither of them wanted to win. In this memorable slice of life behind bars, Fletcher and Godber temporarily swap their cell for the great outdoors when they are chosen to form part of an outside working party, digging drainage ditches for the local council. When iron screw Mr McKay leaves his rather wet colleague Mr Barrowclough in charge, it looks like the prisoners won't have to work too hard and Fletcher manages to wangle a trip to the local pub!
In this great episode from the second series we find Fletcher enjoying yet another stay in hospital but has to stay in the ward with the unpleasant Norris.
Norris is due to be released and Fletch cons him into buying a treasure map with the possessions he took off old lag Blanco Webb, played by an unrecognisable David Jason. The episode winds up with Norris hilariously digging for treasure in the middle of Leeds United's football pitch. It's Saturday afternoon and everyone is supposed to be wrapped up in their respective activities.
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