Porridge (UK)

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Norman Stanley Fletcher is a likeable but habitual criminal who treats imprisonment as an occupational hazard. Sent to prison for 5 years we see how he plays the prison system for his own ends. However his cellmate young Lennie Godber is naive and 'Fletch' teaches him how to survive in prison. A sit-com like no other.

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Type: Scripted
Status: Canceled/Ended
Premiered: Sep. 05, 1974
Normal Runtime: 30 min.
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Norman Stanley Fletcher	Lennie Godber	Mr. Mackay
Mr. Barrowclough	McLaren	[more cast]

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Random Fun Fact: The BBC production team had planned to film Porridge in a real prison, however before filming began the Home Office refused. The BBC improvised. They used the Main Gate House, of former St Albans Prison, Victoria Street, St Albans, Hertfordshire as the main gate of "Slade Prison". Slade Prison's metal ... - [more trivia]

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