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Porridge

BBC One
on BBC One London

Classic comedy written by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais starring Ronnie Barker
Ways and Means. Fletcher has fallen out of favour with the Governor, and finds himself making fishing nets, work normally reserved for those who break the rules. The only way he can redeem himself is by saving the reputation of Slade Prison and sampling life on the tiles with a rooftop rendezvous.
Producer Sydney Lotterby
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Contributors

Written By:
Dick Clement
Written By:
Ian La Frenais
Unknown:
Ronnie Barker
Unknown:
Slade Prison
Producer:
Sydney Lotterby
Fletcher:
Ronnie Barker
Mr Barrowclough:
Brian Wilde
Mr Mackay:
Fulton MacKay
Ives:
Ken Jones
Governor:
Michael Barrington
McLaren:
Tony Osoba
Source: Radio Times

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