Box set: The Ronnie Barker Collection
Porridge: Season 3
BBC Home Video (1977)
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Plot
Series about Norman Stanley Fletcher, a criminal who is sent to Slade Prison for 5 years for robbery. He has been in prison many times before and knows the ins and outs of it. He becomes a father figure to most of the men inside and can easily get one over on the screw.Cast
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Paul McDowell | Mr. Collinson |
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Ken Jones | Ives |
| Alun Armstrong | Spraggon | |
| Maurice Denham | ||
| Brian Glover |
Crew
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| Producer | Sydney Lotterby | ||
| Writer | Dick Clement |
Episodes
Disc 01
When a bottle of pills goes missing from the Doctor's surgery, Harry Grout is worried that investigation of the theft by the prison authorities will jeopardise some of his activities. Grout insists that Fletcher must find the pills and return them before the warders can take action.Director: Sydney Lotterby
Writer: Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais
Fletcher's new cellmate turns out to be the judge who sentenced him to five years in Slade Prison.Director: Sydney Lotterby
Writer: Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais
Fletcher is worried that Judge Rawley might rob him of his main source of income - writing letters for illiterate inmatesDirector: Sydney Lotterby
Writer: Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais
Old Blanco is doing time for the murder of his wife. He still swears he wasn't guilty. Now he's up before the Parole Board and it looks as if he's sure to be released. Blanco surprises everyone by turning down parole when it's offered to him. He explains that, if he accepts parole, he'll also be admitting that he was guilty of a crime for which he was wrongly convicted. He insists that he'll only leave prison if he's offered a full pardon. Fletcher comes up with a plan to help him.Director: Sydney Lotterby
Writer: Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais
Godber is working hard for an extra O-level. Fletcher tries to persuade him that cheating would be a good way of ensuring success in the examination. Godber isn't convinced.Director: Sydney Lotterby
Writer: Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais
Godber is due to appear before the parole board, but a fight with another inmate puts his parole in jeopardy. It's up to Fletcher to save the day.Director: Sydney Lotterby
Writer: Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais
Edition Details
| Edition | The Complete Third Season |
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| Series | Porridge |
| Release Date | 2003 |
| Packaging | Snap Case |
| Screen Ratio | Fullscreen (4:3) |
| Subtitles | English |
| Layers | Single Side, Dual Layer |
| No. of Disks/Tapes | 1 |
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