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Porridge

Porridge (1979)

Comedy | 90 minutes
2,67 15 votes
1 comment

Genre: Comedy

Duration: 90 minuten

Alternative title: Doing Time

Country: United Kingdom

Directed by: Dick Clement

Stars: Ronnie Barker, Richard Beckinsale and Fulton Mackay

IMDb score: 7,2 (3.645)

Releasedate: 12 August 1979

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Porridge plot

"Fletcher's inside story - even funnier as a film"

Fletcher and Lennie are two inmates who want to serve their sentences in comfort. Unfortunately for them, they are dragged into an escape attempt, which is led by Mr. Grouty gets settled. mr. Grouty is also a prisoner, but in fact he is in control of the prison walls. During an organized soccer game between inmates and so-called celebrities, one of the inmates escapes, taking Fletcher and Lennie with him, as they are witnesses to what happened. To avoid getting into even bigger trouble, Fletcher and Lennie must now try to break into the prison undetected again.

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Actors and actresses

Ronnie Barker Ronnie Barker

Norman Stanley Fletcher

Richard Beckinsale Richard Beckinsale

Lennie Godber

Fulton Mackay Fulton Mackay

Mackay

Brian Wilde Brian Wilde

Barrowclough

Peter Vaughan Peter Vaughan

Grouty

Julian Holloway Julian Holloway

Bainbridge

Geoffrey Bayldon Geoffrey Bayldon

Treadaway - Governor

Christopher Godwin Christopher Godwin

Beal

Barrie Rutter Barrie Rutter

Oakes

Daniel Peacock Daniel Peacock

Rudge

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T.O.

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13 January 2024 at 17:49

I had quite a good time with this. It's just a matter of smiling for the humor, but the grimly ironic and very British atmosphere is very well captured. I had never actually seen anything of Barker before, but he is extremely suitable for this role.

I actually also wanted to note that this film is quite similar to the British comedy series of that era. Now I read that there was actually a series that preceded it...

It's really nice that Gordon Kaye (René from Allo Allo) has a small supporting role here.

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