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Comedy

Porridge

Enjoy a long stretch of the classic comedy. Little victories and lots of laughs with Fletch, Godber and the inmates at Slade Prison. Starring Ronnie Barker and Richard Beckinsale.

Prisoner and Escort (28 mins)

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  • Prisoner and Escort
    The pilot episode about prison inmates that became the classic comedy series Porridge.
    28 mins
  • 1. New Faces, Old Hands
    Veteran inmate Norman Stanley Fletcher es on his experience to new inmate Godber.
    29 mins
  • 2. The Hustler
    Fletcher gets a permanent job with the pigs on the prison farm.
    29 mins
  • 3. A Night In
    Fletch and Godber reconcile themselves to a quiet evening in.
    29 mins
  • 4. A Day Out
    Fletch and Godber are allowed out in a work gang.
    29 mins
  • 5. Ways and Means
    Fletcher is desperate to get away from making fishing nets.
    28 mins
  • 6. Men without Women
    Fletcher assumes the role of agony aunt to his fellow inmates, writing their letters home.
    29 mins
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