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Here are a few important points about the BBC One series. Originally premiering September 5th, 1974, "Porridge" stars Ronnie Barker, Richard Beckinsale, Fulton Mackay, Brian Wilde. The show spans 3 season(s) and currently holds a 81/100 rating on TMDb, which is derived from reviews from 52 active users.
Looking for a quick plot summary? 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."
