#OnThisDay in 1974: The first series of Porridge aired. Ronnie Barker starred as Norman Stanley Fletcher, a habitual criminal serving time in HMP Slade. #BBC100 You can watch all three series of Porridge now on BBC iPlayer : https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/b006m9kn/porridge | BBC Archive

The cast of Porridge before the sitcom | Nottinghamshire Live

🤣🔒 Typical Fletcher – Classic Porridge Moment! Porridge (BBC1, 1974–1977) is one of Britain’s greatest sitcoms, starring the legendary Ronnie Barker as Norman Stanley Fletcher — a seasoned inmate at HMP Slade. Written by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais, the show blended sharp wit with warmth, following Fletcher’s schemes, sarcasm, and survival tactics behind bars. With Richard Beckinsale as the young, naïve Lennie Godber and Fulton Mackay as stern prison officer Mr. Mackay, the series became i