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.

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Series 1, Episode 6 - The Rift

Porridge. Fletch (Kevin Bishop). Copyright: BBC
Fletch and his cellmate Joe are getting on each other's nerves - life can be tough inside. But it's at times like this that you really find out who your friends are.

Broadcast details

Date
Friday 10th November 2017
Time
8:30pm
Channel
BBC One
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Sunday 24th February 2019 2:00pm BBC1
Wednesday 8th April 2020 1:00pm Gold
Friday 31st July 2020 8:40am Gold
Friday 31st July 2020 1:25pm Gold
Friday 31st July 2020 6:40pm Gold
Friday 26th March 2021 9:00am Gold
Friday 26th March 2021 1:40pm Gold
Friday 26th March 2021 7:00pm Gold
Thursday 29th April 2021 9:00am Gold
Thursday 29th April 2021 12:20pm Gold
Thursday 29th 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
Ricky Grover Scudds
Pippa Haywood Governor Hallwood
Caolan Byrne Culhane
Colin McFarlane Judge (Voice)
Guest cast
Rory Gallagher Loomis
Daniel Fearn Ullett
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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