| Porridge | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Dick Clement[1] |
| Written by | Dick Clement Ian La Frenais |
| Produced by | Ian La Frenais[1] |
| Starring | Ronnie Barker Richard Beckinsale Fulton Mackay Brian Wilde Peter Vaughan Sam Kelly Barrie Rutter Daniel Peacock Christopher Godwin Geoffrey Bayldon |
| Cinematography | Bob Huke |
| Edited by | Alan Jones |
| Music by | Joe Brown |
Production companies | Black Lion Films WitzEnd Productions |
| Distributed by | ITC Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | £250,000 |
| Box office | £313,747 (UK)[3] |
Porridge (U.S. title: Doing Time) is a 1979 British comedy film directed by Dick Clement and starring Ronnie Barker, Richard Beckinsale, Fulton Mackay and Brian Wilde.[4] It was written by Clement and Ian La Frenais based on their BBC television series Porridge (1974–1977). Most of prison officers and inmates from the original series appear in the film, with the notable exceptions of Lukewarm, Blanco, Heslop, and Harris. There is also a different governor, played by Geoffrey Bayldon rather than series regular Michael Barrington.
The film, set a year before the final episode of the TV series, includes one of the last appearances by Richard Beckinsale, the actor who played Godber. He died in March 1979, a few weeks after its completion.[1]
- ^ a b c "Porridge (1979) - Film Review from". Film4. Retrieved 20 March 2010.
- ^ "West End Openings". Screen International. 7 July 1979. p. 2.
- ^ Chapman, J. (2022). The Money Behind the Screen: A History of British Film Finance, 1945-1985. Edinburgh University Press p 302. Figures are distributor's gross.
- ^ "Porridge". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 5 March 2024.