Ian La Frenais
- 88 years old
- English
- Writer
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BBC One orders six more episodes of Porridge
BBC One has ordered a full series of the new version of Porridge, starring Kevin Bishop as Fletch's grandson.
British Comedy Guide, 6th October 2016Charles Edwards to star in Henry IX
Charles Edwards is to take the lead role in Henry IX, a new sitcom created by Porridge writers Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais.
British Comedy Guide, 13th September 2016'Porridge' (BBC1) review
Where was the originality? Where was the charm that made the series so popular in the 70s, and continually so to this day? It all just seemed to be badly pitched and not thought-through well enough at all.
UK TV Reviewer, 30th August 2016At the risk of romanticising the past, Ronnie Barker's Porridge really was a thing of beauty. This isn't, though: scripted by original writers Clement and La Frenais, with Kevin Bishop as Fletcher's "cyber-criminal" grandson, it's a shockingly unfunny reboot full of crowbarred modern references and hoary jokes about Millwall FC. Hey, BBC comedy commissioners: experiencing symptoms of ennui? Why not greenlight some fresh writing from talented newcomers?
Ali Catterall, The Guardian, 28th August 2016Porridge review: Kevin Bishop can't sustain the wit
It's difficult to know why this new serving of Porridge was ever cooked up.
David Lewis, Cult Box, 28th August 2016Landmark comedy season: Porridge gets an update
The depth of the night-time conversations between Old Fletch and Godber, in particular, to a great extent laid in what was not said. When Richard Beckinsale's Godber asks: 'Fletch, are you awake?' Barker - after a beat - replies 'No'. A whole world of pain existed within that silence, and this was missing.
Deborah Shrewsbury, The Custard TV, 28th August 2016Porridge feature
With a remake in the pipeline as part of the BBC's tribute season to classic sitcoms, we look at Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais' brilliant 1970s comedy about the inmates of Slade Prison.
Andrew Martin, BBC, 22nd May 2016Cast confirmed for new version of Porridge
Kevin Bishop has been confirmed as the lead actor in the new version of Porridge. The cast list also includes Mark Bonnar, Ralph Ineson and Dave Hill.
British Comedy Guide, 31st March 2016The 5 best TV shows of Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais
Including The Likely Lads and Porridge.
Ben Lawrence, The Telegraph, 31st May 2015Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais to make Henry IX for Gold
Porridge writers Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais have written Henry IX, a new sitcom for UKTV Gold.
British Comedy Guide, 28th May 2015