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Porridge

Porridge

★ 6,8 /10 (39 Votes)
1979 EN 93 min

Overview

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.

Release date

12/08/1979

Votes

39

Popularity

1.0

Fletcher's inside story - even funnier as a film

Genres

Comedy Crime

Status

Released

Language

EN

Runtime

93 min

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Ronnie Barker

Ronnie Barker

Norman Stanley Fletcher

 Richard Beckinsale

Richard Beckinsale

Lennie Godber

 Fulton Mackay

Fulton Mackay

Mr. Mackay

 Brian Wilde

Brian Wilde

Mr. Barrowclough

 Peter Vaughan

Peter Vaughan

Grouty

 Julian Holloway

Julian Holloway

Mr. Bainbridge

 Geoffrey Bayldon

Geoffrey Bayldon

Governor Treadaway

 Christopher Godwin

Christopher Godwin

Mr. Beal

 Barrie Rutter

Barrie Rutter

Oakes

 Daniel Peacock

Daniel Peacock

Rudge

 Sam Kelly

Sam Kelly

Warren

 Ken Jones

Ken Jones

Ives

 Philip Locke

Philip Locke

Banyard

 Gorden Kaye

Gorden Kaye

Dines

 Oliver Smith

Oliver Smith

McMillan
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Andrew Dunford

Armstrong

 Steve Steen

Steve Steen

Wellings
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Ivan Steward

Simkin
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Derek James

Small

 Karl Howman

Karl Howman

Urquhart
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Rod Culbertson

Callaghan

 Zoot Money

Zoot Money

Lotterby

 Derek Deadman

Derek Deadman

Cooper

 Robert Putt

Robert Putt

Atkinson
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Allan Warren

Whalley
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Stewart Harwood

Whittaker

 Tony Osoba

Tony Osoba

McLaren

 John Barrett

John Barrett

Hedley

 Paul Barber

Paul Barber

Morgan

 Sebastian Abineri

Sebastian Abineri

Hayward
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John Dair

Samson

 Barry James

Barry James

Delilah
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Jackie Pallo Jr.

Jacko

 Robert Lee

Robert Lee

Tinkler
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Robert Hamilton

Cox
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Charles Pemberton

Miller
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Colin Rix

Lassiter
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Paul McDowell

Collinson

 Michael O'Hagan

Michael O'Hagan

MO
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Paul Luty

Chalky

 Duncan Preston

Duncan Preston

Weatherman
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Bunny May

Alf

 Elizabeth Knight

Elizabeth Knight

Sheila
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Nicholas McArdle

PC Townsend
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Jean Campbell-Dallas

Old Lady
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Bill Kerry

Old Man
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Noel Flanagan

Prisoner (uncredited)
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Barry Hayes

Prisoner (uncredited)
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Paul Heasman

Prisoner (uncredited)
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Barrie Holland

Prisoner (uncredited)
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Alf Mangan

Prisoner (uncredited)
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Steve Meek

Prisoner (uncredited)
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Ralph G. Morse

Prisoner (uncredited)

 Pat Ryan

Pat Ryan

Supervising Officer (uncredited)
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Larry Sheppard

Prisoner (uncredited)
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Jeff Silk

Police Constable (uncredited)

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John Chard

John Chard

2019-01-23

⭐ 8

Genius TV show translates well for fun packed movie. Porridge is a spin off film from the successful TV series of the same name that aired on British BBC1 between 1974 and 1977. It's directed by Dick Clement who also co-writes with Ian La Frenais. It stars Ronnie Barker, Richard Beckinsale, Fulton Mackay, Brian Wilde and Peter Vaughn. Lets face it, and lets be honest here, for many Brits who grew up with the TV show, Porridge is simply one of the greatest shows Britain has ever produced. Sharp and on the money in writing and characterisations, and boasting a cast that were always irresi…

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⭐ 7

Building on the huge success of the BBC Television series, this time we join the career petty criminal "Fletcher" (Ronnie Barker) and cellmate "Lenny" (Richard Beckinsale) in their Cumbrian wilderness prison where they regularly spar with chief warder "Mackay" (Fulton Mackay) and bamboozle the kindly "Barrowclough" (Brian Wilde). The van turns up one afternoon carrying two new arrivals. One is "Oakes" (Barrie Rutter) the other, well he's the new prison officer "Beal" (Christopher Godwin). The former is a bit of an heavy and it's soon clear that with the help of de facto prison governor "Grouty…

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