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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 two Christmas specials, and was followed by a feature film of the same name (in the United States, the film was released under the title Doing Time).
Porridge is a British sitcom, ... (David Jason) in the prison gardens: this was filmed in the grounds of an old brewery outside Baldock on the A505 to Royston. The ...
Sir David John White OBE (born 2 February 1940 [3] [4]), known professionally by his stage name David Jason, is an English actor.He has played Derek "Del Boy" Trotter in the BBC sitcom Only Fools and Horses, Detective Inspector Jack Frost in A Touch of Frost, Granville in Open All Hours and Still Open All Hours, and Pop Larkin in The Darling Buds of May, as well as voicing several cartoon ...
The Open All Hours pilot was the first episode of Ronnie Barker's 1973 comedy anthology series, Seven of One.It was one of two episodes that the BBC developed into a series; the other, Prisoner and Escort, became the BBC1 sitcom Porridge, which premiered in 1974.
The same year, determined not to be remembered only as Fletcher, Barker opted to end Porridge after three series and instead focused on the second pilot Open All Hours, alongside David Jason. Barker starred as Arkwright, a money-grabbing, stuttering shopkeeper. [6]
Sir David Jason has opened up about the lack of representation for older actors as he said he is “desperately” trying to convince the industry to change.. The 84-year-old actor first rose to ...
"No Peace for the Wicked" is an episode of the British sitcom Porridge, made for the BBC. It first aired on 14 November 1975, [1] and is the fourth episode of the second series. In this episode, Fletcher tries to have some peace during a weekend afternoon, but fails to achieve this.
Kate Beckinsale, Judy Loe, David Walliams, and Michael Sheen attended the ceremony. [59] UK Gold aired a three-part documentary in 2014 called Porridge: Inside Out, in celebration of Porridge's 40th anniversary. During this series, there was a memorial segment dedicated to Beckinsale, in which Judy Loe and Kate Beckinsale took part.