Porridge - Series 1-3 & Xmas Specials (DVD)

Directed by Sidney Lotterby, Peter Whitmore

Starring: Ronnie Barker, Richard Beckinsale, Fulton Mackay, Brian Wilde, Michael Barrington, Maurice Denham, Ken Jones, Paul Eddington, Nigel Hawthorne, Derek Fowlds, Frank Middlemass, Graeme Garden, Brenda Blethyn, Arthur Cox, Antony Carrick, Judy Parfitt, Fulton McKay
Contributors: Sidney Lotterby, Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais, Peter Whitmore, Antony Jay, Jonathan Lynn, Ronnie Hazelhurst
Studio: BBC
Genre: Television
Main Language: English
Region: Region 2
Release Date: 31 Oct 2011
Originally Issued: 1977
No of Discs: 2
BBFC Cert: (15) Suitable for 15 years and over.

Description

All 20 episodes of the classic sitcom, starring Ronnie Barker and Richard Beckinsale, set in Slade Prison. Small-time career criminal Fletcher (Barker) takes first-timer Godber (Beckinsale) under his wing to show him the ropes, all the while trying to get one over on officious prison officer Mr Mackay (Fulton Mackay). Season 1 episodes are: 'New Faces, Old Hands', 'The Hustler', 'A Night In', 'A Day Out', 'Ways and Means' and 'Men Without Women'.

Season 2 episodes are: 'Just Desserts', 'Heartbreak Hotel', 'Disturbing the Peace', 'Happy Release', 'The Harder They Fall' and 'No Peace for the Wicked'. Season 3 episodes are: 'A Storm in a Teacup', 'Poetic Justice', 'Rough Justice', 'Pardon Me', 'A Test of Character' and 'Final Stretch'. Also included are the 1975 and 1976 Christmas specials 'No Way Out' and 'The Desperate Hours'.

Special Features

• Interactive Menus