Porridge 1974
What is Porridge?
Porridge is a television series first released in 1974. Catalogued under Comedy.
- Type
- TV series
- Year
- 1974
- Status
- Ended
- Episodes
- 18
- Runtime
- 30 minutes
- First aired
- Sep 5, 1974
- Networks
- BBC One
- Genres
- Comedy
- Updated
At a glance
- Rating
- ★ TMDB users: 8.1/10
- Format
- 3 seasons · 18 episodes
- Episode runtime
- ~30 minutes
- Status
- Ended
- Network
- BBC One
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Overview
Porridge is a television series first released in 1974. Catalogued under Comedy. Produced and broadcast by BBC One. Current status: Ended. Spans 3 seasons and 18 tracked episodes.
Should you watch it?
“Two inmates serve time together at a fictional British prison.”
- features comedic performances by its lead actors
- written by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais
- ran for only three series
Watch it if you enjoy classic British situation comedies set in prison.
It is a standard British situation comedy.
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What is Porridge?
Porridge is a British situation comedy broadcast on BBC1 from 1974 to 1977.
Who stars in Porridge?
It stars Ronnie Barker and Richard Beckinsale.
Where is the show set?
It is set at the fictional HMP Slade in Cumberland.
Who wrote the series?
It was written by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais.
What does the title mean?
Doing porridge is British slang for serving a prison sentence.
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