Porridge

Fletcher's inside story - even funnier as a film

Times are hard for habitual guest of Her Majesty Norman Stanley Fletcher. The new prison officer, Beale, makes MacKay look soft and what's more, an escape plan is hatching from the cell of prison godfather Grouty and Fletcher wants no part of it.

Comedy Crime

Ronnie Barker

(Norman Stanley Fletcher)

Richard Beckinsale

(Lennie Godber)

Fulton Mackay

(Mr. Mackay)

Brian Wilde

(Mr. Barrowclough)

Peter Vaughan

(Grouty)

Julian Holloway

(Mr. Bainbridge)

Geoffrey Bayldon

(Governor Treadaway)

Christopher Godwin

(Mr. Beal)

Barrie Rutter

(Oakes)

Daniel Peacock

(Rudge)

Sam Kelly

(Warren)

Ken Jones

(Ives)

Philip Locke

(Banyard)

Gorden Kaye

(Dines)

Oliver Smith

(McMillan)

Andrew Dunford

(Armstrong)

Steve Steen

(Wellings)

Ivan Steward

(Simkin)

Derek James

(Small)

Karl Howman

(Urquhart)

Rod Culbertson

(Callaghan)

Zoot Money

(Lotterby)

Derek Deadman

(Cooper)

Robert Putt

(Atkinson)

Allan Warren

(Whalley)

Stewart Harwood

(Whittaker)

Tony Osoba

(McLaren)

John Barrett

(Hedley)

Paul Barber

(Morgan)

Sebastian Abineri

(Hayward)

John Dair

(Samson)

Barry James

(Delilah)

Jackie Pallo Jr.

(Jacko)

Robert Lee

(Tinkler)

Robert Hamilton

(Cox)

Charles Pemberton

(Miller)

Colin Rix

(Lassiter)

Paul McDowell

(Collinson)

Michael O'Hagan

(MO)

Paul Luty

(Chalky)

Duncan Preston

(Weatherman)

Bunny May

(Alf)

Elizabeth Knight

(Sheila)

Nicholas McArdle

(PC Townsend)

Jean Campbell-Dallas

(Old Lady)

Bill Kerry

(Old Man)

Noel Flanagan

(Prisoner (uncredited))

Barry Hayes

(Prisoner (uncredited))

Paul Heasman

(Prisoner (uncredited))

Barrie Holland

(Prisoner (uncredited))

Alf Mangan

(Prisoner (uncredited))

Steve Meek

(Prisoner (uncredited))

Ralph G. Morse

(Prisoner (uncredited))

Pat Ryan

(Supervising Officer (uncredited))

Larry Sheppard

(Prisoner (uncredited))

Jeff Silk

(Police Constable (uncredited))