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Premiered

Thursday, September 5, 1974

Ended: Thursday, October 10, 1974

When does Porridge Season 1 come out?

Porridge Season 1 premiered Thursday, September 5, 1974 on BBC One and ended Thursday, October 10, 1974. The season has 6 episodes.

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Porridge Season 1 episode release dates
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1. New Faces, Old Hands

“Twenty-three and you want to go straight? What kind of talk is that? You've got your whole life in front of you!” It's Godber's first time in prison, and Fletch is going to teach him the ways.

Thursday · 52 years ago

2. The Hustler

Ives is such a loser that if Elizabeth Taylor had triplets, he'd have been the one in the middle. But there's no way he's going to be left out of Fletch's gambling enterprise.

Thursday · 52 years ago

3. A Night In

Fletch explains to Godber that the best way to cope with his first night in prison, is to see it as just a "quiet night in". Trouble is, Godber's got another 698 to go.

Thursday · 52 years ago

4. A Day Out

The rest of the working party are thrilled to have a day out, but Fletch is masking indifference - what's so exciting about digging a ditch anyway?

Thursday · 52 years ago

5. Ways and Means

Who would want to spend eight hours a day sewing fishing nets? Not Fletch, who is hell-bent on a cushy job in the library.

Thursday · 52 years ago

6. Men Without Women Finale

Fletch fancies himself as a bit of an agony aunt and is called upon by his fellow inmates to help out with affairs of the heart.

Thursday · 52 years ago

Porridge Season 1 guest stars

  • Tony Osoba

    Tony Osoba

    McLaren

  • Patricia Brake

    Patricia Brake

    Ingrid Fletcher

  • Paul Angelis

    Paul Angelis

    Navy Rum

  • Ralph Watson

    Landlord

  • Royston Tickner

    Royston Tickner

    Sgt. Norris

  • John Rutland

    John Rutland

    Verger

  • John Bennett

    John Bennett

    Medical Officer

  • Ray Dunbobbin

    Evans

  • John Quarmby

    John Quarmby

    Prison Officer

  • Steve Ismay

    Prison Warden

  • Philip Jackson

    Philip Jackson

    Melvin 'Dylan' Bottomley

  • Robert Gillespie

    Robert Gillespie

    Vicar

  • Johnnie Wade

    Scrounger

  • Arnold Peters

    Chief Prison Officer

  • Emlyn Price

    Tolly

  • Peggy Mason

    Nurse

Porridge Season 1 FAQ

When does Porridge Season 1 come out?

Porridge Season 1 premiered Thursday, September 5, 1974 on BBC One.

How many episodes are in Porridge Season 1?

Porridge Season 1 has 6 episodes.

Are new episodes of Porridge Season 1 released weekly?

New episodes are released weekly.

When is the Porridge Season 1 finale?

The Porridge Season 1 finale (Episode 6) aired Thursday, October 10, 1974.

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