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Porridge (1979)

1h 33m · 12 Aug 1979

Fletcher's inside story - even funnier as a film

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Times are hard for habitual guest of Her Majesty Norman Stanley Fletcher. The new prison officer, Beale, makes MacKay look soft and what's more, an escape plan is hatching from the cell of prison godfather Grouty and Fletcher wants no part of it.

Movie ID8949
GenreComedy, Crime
DirectorDick Clement
Main castRonnie Barker, Richard Beckinsale, Fulton Mackay, Brian Wilde, Peter Vaughan, Julian Holloway, Geoffrey Bayldon, Christopher Godwin
Release date12 August 1979
Release year1979
LanguageEnglish
Duration93 min (1h 33m)
Rating6.8 / 10 (TMDB)
Production houseWitzend Productions

Director: Dick Clement
Writers: Ian La Frenais, Dick Clement

Top cast

Ronnie BarkerNorman Stanley Fletcher Richard BeckinsaleLennie Godber Fulton MackayMr. Mackay Brian WildeMr. Barrowclough Peter VaughanGrouty Julian HollowayMr. Bainbridge Geoffrey BayldonGovernor Treadaway Christopher GodwinMr. Beal Barrie RutterOakes Daniel PeacockRudge Sam KellyWarren Ken JonesIves Philip LockeBanyard Gorden KayeDines Oliver SmithMcMillan
Andrew DunfordArmstrong
Steve SteenWellings
Ivan StewardSimkin
Derek JamesSmall
Karl HowmanUrquhart

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