Porridge ( Doing Time )

Porridge (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Doing Time
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Mono )

Product Origin/Format:
Australia ( PAL/Region 4 )

Running Time:
94 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1979 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Dick Clement

Written By:
Dick Clement
Ian La Frenais

Actors:
Ronnie Barker ..... Norman Stanley Fletcher
Brian Wilde ..... Mr. Barrowclough
Fulton Mackay ..... Mr. Mackay
Richard Beckinsale ..... Lennie Godber
Michael Barrington ..... Governor Venables
Christopher Biggins ..... 'Lukewarm' Lewis
Patricia Brake ..... Ingrid Fletcher
David Jason ..... 'Blanco' Webb (1975-77)
Ken Jones ..... 'Horrible' Ives (1974-75)
Sam Kelly ..... 'Bunny' Warren
Ronald Lacey ..... Harris (1977)
Paul McDowell ..... Mr. Collinson
Tony Osoba ..... 'Jock' McLaren
Peter Vaughan ..... 'Genial' Harry Grout (1975-77)

Synopsis:

The classic British TV series brought to the big screen tells the story of two prisoners who want nothing more than to stay in goal. Norman and his cellmate Lennie have been happily serving "Porridge" (slang for prison term) for a long time. The pair's idyllic life is brought to an abrupt and hilarious end when Rudge and Oakes, two new inmates, decide that they can't spend any more time inside and trick a rookie prison guard into hosting a prison celebrity soccer match. The game goes ahead and Rudge and Oakes' escape plan works perfectly, except that Norman and Lennie find themselves caught up in the escape and on the outside of their beloved prison. They must now face the biggest challenge of their careers by breaking back into the prison!

This prison comedy is based on the popular British television series of the same name. Long time Slade prison inmate Fletcher (Ronnie Barker) is ordered by Grouty (Peter Vaughan) to arrange a football match between the prisoners and an all-star celebrity team. Fletcher is unaware that the match is only a diversion so that an escape can take place. When Fletcher and his cell mate Lennie (Richard Beckinsale) stumble on the escape, they are taken along, and find themselves having to break back into prison to avoid getting into trouble.

Set a year before the final episode of the TV series, Fletcher and Godber are forced by another inmate to escape from prison and then have to try to break back in before they're found by the police. Three one-off characters made an impact in the film. Rudge, played by Daniel Peacock, was a young, timid prisoner in the Godber mould, seen arriving for his three-year stretch for shoplifting at the beginning of the film. He came into his own when he showed his outstanding football skills during the game which led to the breakout. Oakes, played by Barrie Rutter, was the violent armed robber who arrived in the same van as Rudge and was sprung for the breakout, reluctantly taking Fletcher and Godber with him. Beale, played by Christopher Godwin, was a new prison officer who subscribed to the firm approach to the job, but proved easy to manipulate into recommending a celebrity football match.

This product was added to our catalog on Tuesday 15 November, 2005.

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