Porridge (1979)
Fletcher's inside story - even funnier as a film
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.
Key facts
- Released:
- 1979-08-12
- Runtime:
- 93 min
- Genres:
- Comedy, Crime
- Director:
- Dick Clement
- Top cast:
- Ronnie Barker, Richard Beckinsale, Fulton Mackay, Brian Wilde, Peter Vaughan, Julian Holloway
- Original language:
- EN
- TMDB rating:
- 6.7/10 from 40 votes
- Bynge Score:
- 6.3/10