Porridge

Porridge (1979)

Fletcher's inside story - even funnier as a film

Comedy Crime

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.

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  • Release Date: 1979-08-12
  • Runtime: 1h 33min
  • Director: Dick Clement

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Cast

  • Ronnie Barker

    Norman Stanley Fletcher

  • Richard Beckinsale

    Lennie Godber

  • Fulton Mackay

    Mr. Mackay

  • Brian Wilde

    Mr. Barrowclough

  • Peter Vaughan

    Grouty

  • Julian Holloway

    Mr. Bainbridge

  • Geoffrey Bayldon

    Governor Treadaway

  • Christopher Godwin

    Mr. Beal

  • Barrie Rutter

    Oakes

  • Daniel Peacock

    Rudge

  • Sam Kelly

    Warren

  • Ken Jones

    Ives

  • Philip Locke

    Banyard

  • Gorden Kaye

    Dines

  • Oliver Smith

    McMillan

  • Andrew Dunford

    Armstrong

  • Steve Steen

    Wellings

  • Ivan Steward

    Simkin

  • Derek James

    Small

  • Karl Howman

    Urquhart

  • Rod Culbertson

    Callaghan

  • Zoot Money

    Lotterby

  • Derek Deadman

    Cooper

  • Robert Putt

    Atkinson

  • Allan Warren

    Whalley

  • Stewart Harwood

    Whittaker

  • Tony Osoba

    McLaren

  • John Barrett

    Hedley

  • Paul Barber

    Morgan

  • Sebastian Abineri

    Hayward

  • John Dair

    Samson

  • Barry James

    Delilah

  • Jackie Pallo Jr.

    Jacko

  • Robert Lee

    Tinkler

  • Robert Hamilton

    Cox

  • Charles Pemberton

    Miller

  • Colin Rix

    Lassiter

  • Paul McDowell

    Collinson

  • Michael O'Hagan

    MO

  • Paul Luty

    Chalky

  • Duncan Preston

    Weatherman

  • Bunny May

    Alf

  • Elizabeth Knight

    Sheila

  • Nicholas McArdle

    PC Townsend

  • Jean Campbell-Dallas

    Old Lady

  • Bill Kerry

    Old Man

  • Noel Flanagan

    Prisoner (uncredited)

  • Barry Hayes

    Prisoner (uncredited)

  • Paul Heasman

    Prisoner (uncredited)

  • Barrie Holland

    Prisoner (uncredited)

  • Alf Mangan

    Prisoner (uncredited)

  • Steve Meek

    Prisoner (uncredited)

  • Ralph G. Morse

    Prisoner (uncredited)

  • Pat Ryan

    Supervising Officer (uncredited)

  • Larry Sheppard

    Prisoner (uncredited)

  • Jeff Silk

    Police Constable (uncredited)