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Pardon Me

Episode 4 of 6

Classic prison-set sitcom. Blanco, who has been in prison for 17 years for a crime he always claimed he didn't commit, refuses parole. Fletcher decides to help out.

The betting stakes are high when the parole board sits and old Blanco is the odds-on favourite to be freed. But when freedom is offered to him Blanco, who has been in prison for 17 years for a crime he always claimed he didn't commit, refuses. Fletcher, seeing how adamant his old friend is, decides to help out.

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30 minutes

Credits

Role Contributor
Fletcher Ronnie Barker
Godber Richard Beckinsale
Mr Barrowclough Brian Wilde
Mr MacKay Fulton Mackay
Blanco David Jason
Warren Sam Kelly
Lukewarm Christopher Biggins
Governor Michael Barrington
Producer Sydney Lotterby
Writer Dick Clement
Writer Ian La Frenais
Director Sydney Lotterby

Broadcasts

麻豆社 Comedy: Porridge

'It was greeted with outrage by the tabloid press, shocked at a comedy glorifying prison'

Porridge - The Next Generation

Porridge - The Next Generation

Norman Stanley Fletcher's grandson takes centre stage