Prisoner And Escort
Porridge. Image shows from L to R: Mr. Mackay (Fulton Mackay), Fletcher (Ronnie Barker), Mr. Barrowclough (Brian Wilde). Copyright: BBC
It's New Years Eve, and Norman Stanley Fletcher is escorted from London to Slade Prison in the far North of England to begin a five-year sentence for stealing a lorry. But it's a long journey from London to HMP Slade - can Fletch escape his escort?
Broadcast details
- Date
- Sunday 1st April 1973
- Time
- 8:15pm
- Channel
- BBC Two
- Length
- 30 minutes
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12:00pm |
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| Tuesday 24th August 2021 |
8:30pm |
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