Episodes (6)

New Faces, Old Hands
S01E01 · New Faces, Old Hands

Sep 05, 1974

Like the old lag that he is, Fletch knows how to play the system and takes young, first-timer Godber under his wing when they have to share a cell with the dim-witted Cyril Heslop. Fletch pretends to have flat feet to get his own shoes back but the doctor isn't fooled. He does, however, tell Fletch that the governor keeps tropical fish so, on meeting the governor, Fletch claims to be an animal lover. And is duly rewarded with a job on the prison farm, mucking out the pigs.

The Hustler
S01E02 · The Hustler

Sep 12, 1974

Fletch is caught up in the inmates' mania for gambling and, working on the farm, has lots of eggs to use as stakes. After Fletch loses a bet with fellow con Ives, he is delighted when Mackay catches Ives with the eggs on him. However, Ives gets revenge by tipping Mackay off about an illegal Snakes and Ladders game run by Fletch in the coal-hole, to which he was not invited. Cue coal being emptied onto the players. However Fletch has the last laugh when he is moved to a single cell ...having bet everybody else that he would be.

A Night In
S01E03 · A Night In

Sep 19, 1974

Godber and Fletcher are sharing a cell. Godber is starting to get quite homesick so Fletcher helps him find ways to kill the time and be more positive.

A Day Out
S01E04 · A Day Out

Sep 26, 1974

Fletch and Godber are members of an outside works party digging a sewerage trench in the churchyard. When Ives is stung by a bee, Fletch persuades Barraclough to let him go to the village for ointment, where of course he has a swift pint in the local pub, as well as meeting the local vicar. The prisoners end up in the church, to shelter from a threatened thunderstorm, causing Mackay to believe they have all run off as they are nowhere to be seen when he returns from his lunchtime drink. He alerts the chief officer who duly turns up to find the prisoners all present ...

Ways and Means
S01E05 · Ways and Means

Oct 03, 1974

As a punishment Fletch is sewing fishing nets with McLaren, an aggressive, quick-tempered prisoner. Fletch has a plan to turn them both from zero to hero, after a roof-top protest by McLaren, from which he will be talked down by Fletch, after attempts by others fail. The plan works, but not quite in the way Fletch hopes.

Men Without Women
S01E06 · Men Without Women

Oct 10, 1974

After prisoner Warren gets a letter from his wife which causes him to doubt her fidelity, Fletch offers welfare services to him and some other prisoners, instructing them on how to write an appropriate letter to their partners. Fletch's daughter Ingrid visits with bad news about Fletch's wife, for which he gets a weekend's compassionate leave. There is no bad news - it is a ploy for Fletch to go home, spend time with his wife and watch football.

About

Porridge Season 1 (1974) is released on Sep 05, 1974 and the latest season 3 of Porridge is released in 1977. Watch Porridge online - the English Comedy TV series from United Kingdom. Porridge is directed by Sydney Lotterby and created by Dick Clement with Ronnie Barker and Brian Wilde. Porridge is available online on BritBox Amazon Channel and Amazon Video.

As know as:

Porridge, Porridge(English), Bevarrva, Овсянка

Countries:

United Kingdom

Language:

English

Production Companies:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

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