Porridge. Fletch (Kevin Bishop). Copyright: BBC
Porridge

Porridge (2016)

  • TV sitcom
  • BBC One
  • 2016 - 2017
  • 7 episodes (1 series)

Reinvention of the classic Ronnie Barker sitcom Porridge. Fletch's grandson, Fletch, is imprisoned for cyber crimes. Also features Kevin Bishop, Dave Hill, Mark Bonnar, Dominic Coleman, Jason Barnett and more.

Episode menu

Series 1, Episode 3 - The Minder

Porridge. Image shows from L to R: Dougie Parfitt (Harry Peacock), Fletch (Kevin Bishop), Scudds (Ricky Grover). Copyright: BBC
Fletch gets on the wrong side of a mysterious new inmate. And to make matters worse he gets a present he wasn't expecting - he's inherited Scudds as a minder.

Broadcast details

Date
Friday 20th October 2017
Time
9:30pm
Channel
BBC One
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Sunday 3rd February 2019 1:50pm BBC1
Sunday 19th January 2020 9:20pm Gold
Tuesday 17th March 2020 8:30am Gold
Tuesday 17th March 2020 12:45pm Gold
Tuesday 17th March 2020 7:00pm Gold
Thursday 2nd April 2020 1:00pm Gold
Tuesday 28th July 2020 9:05am Gold
Tuesday 28th July 2020 1:30pm Gold
Tuesday 28th July 2020 6:40pm Gold
Tuesday 23rd March 2021 9:00am Gold
Tuesday 23rd March 2021 1:40pm Gold
Tuesday 23rd March 2021 7:00pm Gold
Monday 26th April 2021 9:00am Gold
Monday 26th April 2021 12:20pm Gold
Monday 26th April 2021 7:00pm Gold

Cast & crew

Cast
Kevin Bishop Fletch
Dave Hill Joe Lotterby
Mark Bonnar Officer Meekie
Dominic Coleman Officer Braithwaite
Jason Barnett Shel
Harman Singh Aziz
Harry Peacock Dougie Parfitt
Ricky Grover Scudds
Pippa Haywood Governor Hallwood
Zahra Ahmadi Dr Tessa Marsden
Amina Zia Officer Driscoll
Colin McFarlane Judge (Voice)
Guest cast
John Marquez Nagid
Writing team
Dick Clement Writer
Ian La Frenais Writer
Production team
Dominic Brigstocke Director
Richard Webb Producer
Steven Canny Executive Producer
Tarquin Gotch Executive Producer
Lauriel Martin Line Producer
Nigel Williams Editor
Jo Sutherland Production Designer
Tracey Gillham Casting Director
Orla Smyth-Mill Costume Designer
Martin Hawkins Director of Photography
Clare Golds Make-up Designer
Max Harris Composer
David Cresswell Inserts Editor
Kate Daughton Commissioning Editor

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