Porridge (Doing Time) (1979)
Release Date: Aug 12, 1979 Wide
Release Date: Aug 12, 1979 Wide
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This prison comedy is based on the popular British televison series of the same name. Long time Slade prison inmate Fletcher (Ronnie Barker) is ordered by Grouty (Peter Vaughan) to arrange a football match between the prisoners and an all-star celebrity team. Fletcher is unaware that the match is only a diversion so that an escape can take place. When Fletcher and his cell mate Lennie (Richard Beckinsale) stumble on the escape, they are taken along, and find themselves having to break back into
Aug 12, 1979 Wide
Cast
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Ron Barker
Fletcher, Norman Fletch... -
Richard Beckinsale
Godber, Lennie Godber -
Fulton Mackay
Mackay -
Peter Vaughan
Grout, Grouty -
Brian Wilde
Barrowclough -
Julian Holloway
Bainbridge -
Geoffrey Bayldon
Governor -
Christopher Godwin
Beale -
Barrie Rutter
Oakes -
Daniel Peacock
Rudge -
Rod Culbertson
Callaghan -
John Dair
Samson -
Derek Deadman
Cooper -
Andrew Dunford
Armstrong -
Stewart Harwood
Whittakar -
Barry James
Delilah -
Sam Kelly
Warren -
Philip Locke
Banyard -
Paul Luty
Chalky -
Bunny May
Alf -
Tony Osoba
McClaren -
Duncan Preston
Weatherman -
Colin Rix
Lassiter -
John Barrett
Hedley -
Robbie Lee
Tinkler -
Oliver Smith
McMillan -
Robert Hamilton
Cox -
Nicholas McArdle
P.C. Townsend -
Paul McDowell
Collinson -
Michael O'Hagan
Medical Officer -
Robert Putt
Atkinson -
Karl Howman
Urquhart -
Elizabeth Knight
Sheila -
Gorden Kaye
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