Porridge – Series 1

All 20 episodes of the classic sitcom, starring Ronnie Barker and Richard Beckinsale, set in Slade Prison. Small-time career criminal Fletcher (Barker) takes first-timer Godber (Beckinsale) under his wing to show him the ropes, all the while trying to get one over on officious prison officer Mr Mackay (Fulton Mackay). Season 1 episodes are: ‘New Faces, Old Hands’, ‘The Hustler’, ‘A Night In’, ‘A Day Out’, ‘Ways and Means’ and ‘Men Without Women’. Season 2 episodes are: ‘Just Desserts’, ‘Heartbreak Hotel’, ‘Disturbing the Peace’, ‘Happy Release’, ‘The Harder They Fall’ and ‘No Peace for the Wicked’. Season 3 episodes are: ‘A Storm in a Teacup’, ‘Poetic Justice’, ‘Rough Justice’, ‘Pardon Me’, ‘A Test of Character’ and ‘Final Stretch’. Also included are the 1975 and 1976 Christmas specials ‘No Way Out’ and ‘The Desperate Hours’.