Porridge
Fletcher's inside story - even funnier as a film
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8/12/1979Runtime
93 minsOverview
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.
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A prison comedy where the real struggle is navigating the absurd social hierarchy and impossible personalities of incarceration, as much as any actual escape. Fletcher's charm and quick wit are his tools for staying afloat in an increasingly chaotic situation.
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