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Porridge

BBC One
on BBC One London

The cinema version of Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais's classic 70s BBC comedy. Starring Ronnie Barker, Richard Beckinsale
Detained at Her Majesty's pleasure, cell-mates Fletcher and Godber find themselves unwilling accomplices in an escape attempt.
TELETEXT SUBTITLES: page 888 FILMS: pages 41-67

Contributors

Screenplay:
Dick Clement
Screenplay:
Ian La Frenais
Director:
Dick Clement
Fletcher:
Ronnie Barker
Godber:
Richard Beckinsale
Mackay:
Fulton MacKay
Barrowclough:
Brian Wilde
Grouty:
Peter Vaughan
Bainbridge:
Julian Holloway
Governor:
Geoffrey Bayldon
Beale:
Christopher Godwin
Oakes:
Barrie Rutter
Rudge:
Daniel Peacock
Source: Radio Times

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