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Poetic Justice (Porridge)
The following is a list of episodes for the British sitcom '' Porridge'' and sequel series, ''Going Straight'', which aired on BBC1 BBC One is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network owned and operated by the BBC. It is the corporation's flagship network and is known for broadcasting mainstream programming, which includes BBC News television bulletins, ... from 5 September 1974 to 25 March 1977 and 24 February to 7 April 1978 respectively. A further sequel series following the grandson of Fletcher, '' Porridge'', aired in 2016 and 2017. Series overview Porridge Series 1 (1973–74) Series 2 (1975–76) Series 3 (1977) Going Straight Series 1 (1978) Porridge feature film (1979) Life Beyond the Box: Norman Stanley Fletcher (2003) Porridge (2016) Series 1 (2016-17) References External links BBC list of Porridge episodes* *. {{DEFAULTSORT:Porridge BBC-related lists Lists of British sitcom episodes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Porridge (1974 TV Series)
Porridge is a food made by heating or boiling ground, crushed or chopped starchy plants, typically grain, in milk or water. It is often cooked or served with added flavourings such as sugar, honey, (dried) fruit or syrup to make a sweet cereal, or it can be mixed with spices, meat or vegetables to make a savoury dish. It is usually served hot in a bowl, depending on its consistency. Oat porridge, or oatmeal, is one of the most common types of porridge. Gruel is a thinner version of porridge. Type of grains The term "porridge" is often used specifically for oat porridge (oatmeal), which is typically eaten for breakfast with salt, sugar, fruit, milk, cream or butter and sometimes other flavourings. Oat porridge is also sold in ready-made or partly cooked form as an instant breakfast. Other grains used for porridge include rice, wheat, barley, corn, triticale and buckwheat. Many types of porridge have their own names, such as congee, polenta, grits and kasha. Conventional uses P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mr Mackay
''Porridge'' is a British sitcom, starring Ronnie Barker and Richard Beckinsale, written by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais, and broadcast on BBC1 from 1974 to 1977. The programme ran for three series, and included two Christmas specials and a feature film of the same name (in the United States, the film was released under the title ''Doing Time''). The sitcom focuses on two prison inmates, Norman Stanley Fletcher (played by Barker) and Lennie Godber (played by Beckinsale), who are serving time at the fictional HMP Slade in Cumberland. Several characters from ''Porridge'' reappear in the sequel series ''Going Straight'' (1978) and in the 2003 spoof documentary '' Life Beyond the Box: Norman Stanley Fletcher''. The 2016 sequel series of ''Porridge'' has different cast of characters, although Nigel Norman Fletcher in the 2016 series is the grandson of Norman Stanley Fletcher in the original series. Overview Mr Barrowclough Henry Barrowclough is a prison officer, portrayed by Br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heartbreak Hotel (Porridge)
"Heartbreak Hotel" is an episode of the British sitcom '' Porridge'', made for the BBC. It first aired on 31 October 1975, and is the second episode of the second series. In this episode, Fletcher becomes depressed after his daughter visits him, while Godber receives a letter from his fiancée with bad news. Synopsis After prison officer Mackay searches their cell for toilet rolls that had been stolen from the governor, missing one hidden in a water jug, Fletcher and Godber prepare for visiting time from their family. Fletcher's daughter Ingrid arrives, instead of his wife, with news that while her mother and younger sister are fine, her brother has begun chain-smoking each day. Fletcher feels disappointed his son is behaving like this, while warning Ingrid to stop seeing her latest boyfriend and to wear a bra when she comes to the prison, a fact highlighted promptly by other male prisoners taking notice of her appearance. That night, Fletcher wakes up Godber to inform him that he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Just Desserts (Porridge)
"Just Desserts" is an episode of the British ''Porridge Porridge is a food made by heating or boiling ground, crushed or chopped starchy plants, typically grain, in milk or water. It is often cooked or served with added flavourings such as sugar, honey, (dried) fruit or syrup to make a sweet cereal, ...''. It first aired on 24 October 1975, and is the first episode of the second series. In this episode, Fletcher finds a tin of pineapple chunks he stole has since been stolen, and this soon causes problems for others. Synopsis One morning, Fletcher confronts his fellow inmates with news that a tin of pineapple chunks, which he had smuggled out of the prison's kitchens by Godber, has since been stolen. Fletcher believes there is a thief in the cell block, and later holds a meeting in his cell to discuss the matter further. After Mr Mackay breaks it up for breaching prison rules, suspicious of Fletcher's claims about what was going on, he frisks Godber after he returns from kitche ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Men Without Women (Porridge)
"Men Without Women" is an episode of the British sitcom ''Porridge'', made for the BBC. It first aired on 10 October 1974, and is the final episode of the first series. In this episode, Fletcher offers his services as an agony aunt to his fellow inmates, but later has to return home when he learns he has marital problems. Synopsis Fellow prisoner Warren visits Fletcher and asks him to read a letter from his wife due to Warren being dyslexic. Fletcher agrees and discovers that Warren's wife is questioning their marriage. That evening, he composes a response to the letter for Warren to send and offers a similar service to other prisoners with wives (in the case of Lukewarm, his homosexual partner) when he speaks to Warren about what he wrote, in exchange for payment in tobacco. A few days later, Warren brings another letter from his wife for Fletcher to read and learns that he has nothing to worry about. He thus becomes excited to see her on the upcoming visiting day, alongside the o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McLaren (Porridge)
McLaren Racing Limited is a British motor racing team based at the McLaren Technology Centre in Woking, Surrey, England. McLaren is best known as a Formula One constructor, the second oldest active team and the second most successful Formula One team after Ferrari, having won races, 12 Drivers' Championships and 8 Constructors' Championships. McLaren also has a history of competing in American open wheel racing, as both an entrant and a chassis constructor, and has won the Canadian-American Challenge Cup (Can-Am) sports car racing championship. The team is a subsidiary of the McLaren Group, which owns a majority of the team. Founded in 1963 by New Zealander Bruce McLaren, the team won its first Grand Prix at the 1968 Belgian Grand Prix, but their greatest initial success was in Can-Am, which they dominated from 1967 to 1971. Further American triumph followed, with Indianapolis 500 wins in McLaren cars for Mark Donohue in 1972 and Johnny Rutherford in 1974 and 1976. After Br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ways And Means (Porridge)
"Ways and Means" is an episode of the British sitcom '' Porridge'', made for the BBC. It first aired on 3 October 1974, and is the fifth episode of the first series. In this episode, Fletcher intends to help new prisoner who has an attitude problem, when they decide to hold a rooftop protest. Synopsis Fletcher finds himself working with several other inmates to sew fishing nets, and complains to prison officer Barrowclough about the work while he is supervising them. The two men soon change the subject to new prisoner McLaren - a black Scotsman, who is being punished for his recent assault on another prison officer due to severe attitude problems. Later that day, Fletcher bumps into McLaren when leaving his cell, and is threatened by him. Manhandling McLaren into his cell when he is distracted, Fletcher firmly warns him over his attitude, and then talks to him when he calms down. Fletcher advises McLaren about his wild ways, stressing that he is his own worst enemy, but sympathises ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Day Out
"A Day Out" is the fourth episode from the first series of the British sitcom ''Porridge''. It first aired on 26 September 1974, and is the fourth episode of the first series. In this episode, Fletcher and some of his fellow prisoners are allowed out for the day to dig drainage ditches for the local council, only for mishaps to soon occur. Synopsis Godber becomes excited that he, Fletcher, and some of the other prisoners will be forming a work party and heading outside of Slade Prison for the day. However, Fletcher is less excited, due to the fact he knows they will be mostly working on digging drainage ditches under the supervision of prison officer Mackay, and that Ives will be part of the party as well, although takes some reassurances that prison officer Barrowclough will be joining them as well. Later that morning, while the men are digging at the side of a local road, Mackay leaves Barrowclough in charge while he heads off in the prison van to run an errand in the nearby vill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Night In
"A Night In" is an episode of the British sitcom ''Porridge'', made for the BBC. It first aired on 19 September 1974, and is the third episode of the first series. A bottle episode, and the only one in which officers Mackay and Barrowclough did not appear, it focuses on Fletcher finding himself sharing a cell with Godber and developing a friendship with him, despite having to endure a difficult first night with him. Synopsis Shortly after receiving a single cell to himself, Fletcher is informed that Godber is to become his new cellmate. Although unhappy, Fletcher soon learns from Godber that his cell block just went through a riot, and that his old cellmate set fire to their beds as a result. Fletcher decides to make clear about the rules within the cell, including the fact that he claims ownership of the top bunk on their beds. After lock-up occurs, Godber admits to Fletcher that he has become depressed with prison life, finding it hard to adjust to it, and is advised to endure ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hustler (Porridge)
"The Hustler" is an episode of the British sitcom ''Porridge'', produced for the BBC #REDIRECT BBC #REDIRECT BBC #REDIRECT BBC Here i going to introduce about the best teacher of my life b BALAJI sir. He is the precious gift that I got befor 2yrs . How has helped and thought all the concept and made my success in the 10th board ex .... It first aired on 12 September 1974, and is the second episode of the first series. In this episode, Fletcher and his friends hold an illicit gambling syndicate under Mr Mackay's nose. Synopsis While working in the prison farm one morning, Fletcher takes to holding bets with another fellow inmate, Horrible Ives, while at the same time stealing eggs from the farm to swap for better goods. Prison officer Mr Barrowclough visits Fletcher at the farm, and discusses with him the gambling and tobacco rackets run by another inmate, Harry Grout, hoping he will not get involved in such activities. Although Fletcher assures him that he sees gambling as a "mug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lennie Godber
'' Porridge'' is a British sitcom, starring Ronnie Barker and Richard Beckinsale, written by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais, and broadcast on BBC1 from 1974 to 1977. The programme ran for three series, and included two Christmas specials and a feature film of the same name (in the United States, the film was released under the title ''Doing Time''). The sitcom focuses on two prison inmates, Norman Stanley Fletcher (played by Barker) and Lennie Godber (played by Beckinsale), who are serving time at the fictional HMP Slade in Cumberland. Several characters from ''Porridge'' reappear in the sequel series ''Going Straight'' (1978) and in the 2003 spoof documentary '' Life Beyond the Box: Norman Stanley Fletcher''. The 2016 sequel series of ''Porridge'' has different cast of characters, although Nigel Norman Fletcher in the 2016 series is the grandson of Norman Stanley Fletcher in the original series. Overview Mr Barrowclough Henry Barrowclough is a prison officer, portrayed by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sydney Lotterby
Sydney Warren Lotterby OBE (30 November 1926 – 28 July 2020) was a British television producer and director who produced numerous BBC comedy series. Life and career Lotterby was born in Paddington, London, to Winifred (née Warren) and Sidney Lotterby, a shop fitter, and grew up in Edgware, Middlesex. In 1941, on leaving Stag Lane school aged 14, he joined the BBC as a storekeeper in the electrical department at Broadcasting House, then worked in the sound control room at BBC Radio until his national service in the British Army from 1946 until 1948. After national service he returned to the BBC and became a cameraman and progressed to becoming technical manager. He joined the BBC's Entertainment Department in 1958 and in 1963, became a producer/director. Lotterby married Marcia Dos Santos in 1997. He died on 28 July 2020, at the age of 93. Production and direction Television comedy series which he produced or directed included: '' As Time Goes By'', ''May to December'', '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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