Porridge
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Porridge is a classic British sitcom set in a prison, starring Ronnie Barker as a wisecracking inmate serving time in a fictional UK jail.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Porridge canonical | 6 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | British television sitcom ⓘ |
| awarded | BAFTA for Ronnie Barker (acting recognition) ⓘ |
| character |
Harry Grout
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lennie Godber NERFINISHED ⓘ Mr Barrowclough NERFINISHED ⓘ Mr Mackay NERFINISHED ⓘ Norman Stanley Fletcher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator |
Dick Clement
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ian La Frenais NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingTechnique | multi-camera ⓘ |
| firstAired | 1974 ⓘ |
| format | half-hour episodes ⓘ |
| genre |
prison comedy
ⓘ
sitcom ⓘ |
| hasFilmAdaptation | Porridge (1979 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSequelSeries | Porridge (2016 TV series) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSpecialEpisode | Yes ⓘ |
| lastAired | 1977 ⓘ |
| leadActorRole | Ronnie Barker as Norman Stanley Fletcher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacterOccupation | prisoner ⓘ |
| mainCharacterTrait | wisecracking ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 21 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeries | 3 ⓘ |
| originalBroadcastSlot | prime time ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | BBC1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | BBC ⓘ |
| productionCompany | BBC Television NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Slade Prison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingType | fictional British prison ⓘ |
| spinOff | Going Straight NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Brian Wilde
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ⓘ
Fulton Mackay NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter Vaughan NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Beckinsale NERFINISHED ⓘ Ronnie Barker NERFINISHED ⓘ Sam Kelly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tone | comedic ⓘ |
| typicalTheme | life of inmates in a British prison ⓘ |
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