Porridge (1974-1977) - Where to Watch & Stream Online

Need to watch "Porridge" on your TV or mobile device at home? Tracking down a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or stream the comedy TV series via subscription can be difficult, so we here at Moviefone want to take the pressure off.

We've compiled a list of streaming and cable services – including rental, purchase, and subscription options – along with the availability of "Porridge" on each platform. Now, before we get into the fundamentals of how you can watch "Porridge" right now, here are some finer points about the BBC One show.

Originally premiering September 5th, 1974, "Porridge" stars Ronnie Barker, Richard Beckinsale, Fulton Mackay, Brian Wilde. The series runs 3 season(s), and has a score of 81 (out of 100) on TMDB, which collated reviews from 52 top people.

Interested in knowing what the series is about? Here’s the plot: "Porridge is a British situation comedy broadcast on BBC1 from 1974 to 1977, running for three series, two Christmas specials and a feature film also titled Porridge. Written by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais, it stars Ronnie Barker and Richard Beckinsale as two inmates at the fictional HMP Slade in Cumberland. "Doing porridge" is British slang for serving a prison sentence, porridge once being the traditional breakfast in UK prisons. The series was followed by a 1978 sequel, Going Straight, which established that Fletcher would not be going back to prison again. Porridge was voted number seven in a 2004 BBC poll of the 100 greatest British sitcoms."

"Porridge" is currently available to stream via subscription, rental, or purchase on Prime Video, and Apple TV .