Porridge (1979)
Fletcher's inside story - even funnier as a film
1979 · PG-13 · 1h 33m · Comedy, Crime
Genres: 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.
Director: Dick Clement
Writers: Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais
Cast
Ronnie Barker as Norman Stanley FletcherRichard Beckinsale as Lennie GodberFulton Mackay as Mr. MackayBrian Wilde as Mr. BarrowcloughPeter Vaughan as GroutyJulian Holloway as Mr. BainbridgeGeoffrey Bayldon as Governor TreadawayChristopher Godwin as Mr. BealBarrie Rutter as OakesDaniel Peacock as RudgeSam Kelly as WarrenKen Jones as IvesMore like this
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