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Porridge

Series 2

Episode 1: Just Desserts

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Scotland

Available for years

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

Contributors

Norman Stanley Fletcher:
Ronnie Barker
Mr Mackay:
Fulton Mackay
Lennie Godber:
Richard Beckinsale
Mr Barrowclough:
Brian Wilde
Warren:
Sam Kelly
McLaren:
Tony Osoba
Mr Banyard:
Eric Dodson
Mr Appleton:
Graham Ashley

Porridge

Series 1

Episode 2: The Hustler

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Scotland

Available for years

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

Contributors

Fletcher:
Ronnie Barker
Mr Barraclough:
Brian Wilde
Mr MacKay:
Fulton Mackay
Mr Appleton:
Graham Ashley
Prison Officer:
John Quarnby

Porridge

Series 1

Episode 4: A Day Out

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Scotland

Available for years

Classic comedy series. When Fletcher and Godber are allowed out in a work gang, Mr Barrowclough gets more than he bargained for.

Contributors

Fletcher:
Ronnie Barker
Mr Mackay:
Fulton Mackay
Mr Barrowclough:
Brian Wilde
Navyrum:
Paul Angelis
Landlord:
Ralph Watson
Chief Prison Officer:
Arnold Peters
Scrounger:
Johnny Wade

Porridge

Series 1

Episode 5: Ways and Means

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales

Available for years

Fletcher is desperate to get away from making fishing nets - but how will he persuade the prison authorities to transfer him to the library?

Contributors

Doctors

Series 9

Episode 10: Born and Bread

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One CambridgeshireLatest broadcast: on BBC One Scotland

A graduate has a presentation that could save the family business, but she is unwell. Joe's quiet word with Jimmi has a disastrous outcome.

Duration: 1 hour, 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Ken Loach-directed drama from 1968 based around the relationship between fans and footballers, for which he obtained unprecedented access to a top club of the era, Everton FC. Show more

Contributors

Joe Harrigan:
Ken Jones
John Coyne:
Bill Dean
Vince Coyne:
Neville Smith
Brian Croft:
Joey Kaye
Syd Paisley:
Johnny Gee
Annie Coyne:
Flora Manger
Celia Horrigon:
Angela Small
Muriel Coyne:
Patricia Bush
Sylvia Croft:
Vera Gillan
Carol Coyne:
Carol Williams
Doreen Coyne:
Anne O'Sullivan
Director:
Ken Loach
Producer:
Tony Garnett

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