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Porridge is a British television sitcom, starring Kevin Bishop, written by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais, and broadcast on BBC One. The show is a sequel to the original 1974 series of the same name, which both Clement and La Frenais wrote. The sitcom focuses on prison inmate, Nigel Norman Fletcher, the grandson of Norman Stanley Fletcher, who is sent to Wakeley Prison to serve a five year sentence for cyber crimes.
Original Release
10/06/2017 on BBC
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Mark Bonnar | Officer Meekie |
| Colin McFarlane | Judge |
| Jason Barnett | Shel |
| Graham Parrington | Prison Officer |
| Harman Singh | Aziz |
| Dave Hill | Joe Lotterby |
| Dominic Coleman | Officer Braithwaite |
| Kevin Bishop | Fletch |
| Ricky Grover | Scudds |
| Pippa Haywood | Governor Hallwood |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Go-Between | Friday, 06 October 2017 |
| 2 | The Cake | Friday, 06 October 2017 |
| 3 | The Minder | Friday, 06 October 2017 |
| 4 | The Witness | Friday, 06 October 2017 |
| 5 | The Listener | Friday, 06 October 2017 |
| 6 | The Rift | Friday, 06 October 2017 |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Mark Bonnar | Officer Meekie |
| Colin McFarlane | Judge |
| Jason Barnett | Shel |
| Graham Parrington | Prison Officer |
| Harman Singh | Aziz |
| Dave Hill | Joe Lotterby |
| Dominic Coleman | Officer Braithwaite |
| Kevin Bishop | Fletch |
| Ricky Grover | Scudds |
| Pippa Haywood | Governor Hallwood |
| Caolan Byrne | Culhane |
| Amina Zia | Officer Driscoll |
| Harry Peacock | Dougie Parfitt |
| Zahra Ahmadi | Dr Marsden |
| John Marquez | Nagid |
| Daniel Fearn | Ullett |
| Rory Gallagher | Loomis |
| Luke Maher | Prison Rioter |
| Naomi Cooper-Davis | Harriet |
| Hylton Collins | Jacko |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Tarquin Gotch | Executive Producer |
| Steven Canny | Executive Producer |
| Lauriel Martin | Producer |
| Richard Webb | Producer |
Editors
