Porridge Christmas Special
Porridge - No Way Out - 1975
During the 1970's festive editions of popular sitcoms were very popular, with both BBC and ITV running festive editions of their most popular sitcoms. Porridge was no exception.
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A Perfick Copy?
If Vintage TV Is So Wrong Why Keep Re-making It?
How many times do we hear about how controversial some old TV shows were and how they reflect attitudes of a different era. For heaven's sake it's just enterta...
Brian Wilde – In Profile
Brian Wilde, 1953 - 2008
Brian Wilde will perhaps be best remembered for his roles in hit sitcoms Porridge and Last Of The Summer Wine.Quick BioVery little in the way of biography exists within the pub...
Porridge – 1974
Porridge - 1974
Following on from the successful pilot 'Prisoner And Escort' Norman Stanley Fletcher returns for a full stretch of Porridge.Ronnie Barker had preferred another of the proposed pilots about ...
Keeping It In The Family……
Porridge, The New Series, 2017
Back in 2015 as part of BBC's Landmark comedy season a number of classic sitcoms were re-made as one off pilot episodes.From these, an updated version of Porridge was commiss...
Peter Vaughan Grouty In Porridge Has Died
Peter Vaughan: Thrones and Porridge star dies at 93
British actor Peter Vaughan, best known for roles in Game of Thrones and Porridge, has died at the age of 93.He played Maester Aemon in the HBO series an...
BBC To Serve A Fresh Helping Of Porridge
Classic sitcom Porridge that originally ran for three series between 1974 and 1977 is to return for a brand new series, after encouraging reviews of the one off revival screened as part of the BBC's Landmark Co...