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Sitcom. When Godber starts working hard to get another O level before leaving prison, Fletcher cannot understand why he doesn't just cheat. Show more
Pilot episode that became the classic comedy series Porridge. For Fletcher, the prospect of studying woodwork and botany in prison provokes thoughts of escape. Show more
Classic prison sitcom. Fletcher gets a permanent job with the pigs on the prison farm and dreams up a novel way to relieve the boredom of prison life. Show more
Classic sitcom set in Slade Prison. Veteran inmate Norman Stanley Fletcher gives the benefit of his experience to his green young cellmate Godber.
Sitcom set in Slade Prison. Fletcher inadvertently becomes involved in the murky world of drugs.
Christmas special of the classic sitcom from 1975. The festive season falls upon HMP Slade and finds the inmates planning a jailbreak. Show more
Classic prison-set sitcom. Blanco, who has been in prison for 17 years for a crime he always claimed he didn't commit, refuses parole. Fletcher decides to help out. Show more
Classic comedy series. Fletch and Godber reconcile themselves to a quiet evening in at Slade prison.
Classic comedy series. When Fletcher and Godber are allowed out in a work gang, Mr Barrowclough gets more than he bargained for.
With MacKay away, Slade prison will become a place of rest. "After all, Barrowclough doesn't exactly rule with a rod of iron."
Fletch is furious when he can't get any peace inside Slade Prison. MacKay shows visitors around the jail.
Fletcher is desperate to get away from making fishing nets - but how will he persuade the prison authorities to transfer him to the library?
Classic comedy series. The inmates of Slade Prison are horrified to discover there is a thief in their midst - a despicable crime against one's fellow inmates. Show more
Sitcom. Fletch has taken to helping his fellow inmates with appeals, letters home and the like. But when Barry's girlfriend comes to visit, things get complicated. Show more
Classic sitcom. When Bob and Thelma go away for the weekend, Bob leaves Terry in charge of their new home to do some much-needed DIY. Show more
Sitcom. Prison bad boy Dougie Parfitt wants a favour and there is a new prison officer on the block, which spells double trouble for Fletch and his crew. Show more
Sitcom. Fletch gets on the wrong side of a mysterious new inmate. Worse still, he gets a present he was not expecting - Scudds as a minder. Show more
Sitcom. Dougie Parfitt wants Fletch to join his crew. But when Fletch tries to broker a peace with Dougie's arch-rival, things don't quite go to plan. Show more
Sitcom. Fletch and his cellmate Joe are getting on each other's nerves. But it is at times like this that you really find out who your friends are. Show more