Porridge (Doing Time) (1979)
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This prison comedy is based on the popular British televison series of the same name. Long time Slade prison inmate Fletcher (Ronnie Barker) is ordered by Grouty (Peter Vaughan) to arrange a football match between the prisoners and an all-star celebrity team. Fletcher is unaware that the match is… More This prison comedy is based on the popular British televison series of the same name. Long time Slade prison inmate Fletcher (Ronnie Barker) is ordered by Grouty (Peter Vaughan) to arrange a football match between the prisoners and an all-star celebrity team. Fletcher is unaware that the match is only a diversion so that an escape can take place. When Fletcher and his cell mate Lennie (Richard Beckinsale) stumble on the escape, they are taken along, and find themselves having to break back into prison to avoid getting into trouble.
- Directed By
- Dick Clement
- Genres
- Comedy
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Aug 12, 1979 Wide
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Cast
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Ron Barker
as Fletcher, Norman Fletcher
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Richard Beckinsale
as Godber, Lennie Godber
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Fulton Mackay
as Mackay
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Peter Vaughan
as Grout, Grouty
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Brian Wilde
as Barrowclough
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Julian Holloway
as Bainbridge
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Geoffrey Bayldon
as Governor
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Christopher Godwin
as Beale
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Barrie Rutter
as Oakes
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Daniel Peacock
as Rudge
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Rod Culbertson
as Callaghan
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John Dair
as Samson
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Derek Deadman
as Cooper
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Andrew Dunford
as Armstrong
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Stewart Harwood
as Whittakar
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Barry James
as Delilah
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Sam Kelly
as Warren
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Philip Locke
as Banyard
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Paul Luty
as Chalky
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Bunny May
as Alf
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Tony Osoba
as McClaren
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Duncan Preston
as Weatherman
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Colin Rix
as Lassiter
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John Barrett
as Hedley
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Robbie Lee
as Tinkler
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Oliver Smith
as McMillan
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Robert Hamilton
as Cox
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Nicholas McArdle
as P.C. Townsend
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Paul McDowell
as Collinson
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Michael O'Hagan
as Medical Officer
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Robert Putt
as Atkinson
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Karl Howman
as Urquhart
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Elizabeth Knight
as Sheila
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Gorden Kaye
as Dines
