Capitalizing on the popularity of the BBC television series, this installment finds "Fletcher" (Ronnie Barker) and his prison companion "Lenny" (Richard Beckinsale) in a Cumbrian jail where they frequently trade barbs with head guard "Mackay" (Fulton Mackay) and outsmart the gentle “Barrowclough” (Brian Wilde). A delivery van arrives one day, bringing two new faces. One is "Oakes" (Barrie Rutter), while the other hap…

The television program *Porridge* works surprisingly well as a movie. *Porridge* is a film based on the popular British BBC1 TV series of the same name, which originally aired from 1974 to 1977. Dick Clement directs and co-writes the screenplay with Ian La Frenais. The cast includes Ronnie Barker, Richard Beckinsale, Fulton Mackay, Brian Wilde, and Peter Vaughn. Let’s be straightforward: for many British viewer…