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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 compiled reviews from 48 respected people.
You probably already know what the show's about, but just in case... 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 BritBox Amazon Channel, Apple iTunes, and Amazon Video .
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