Meanwhile, Richie Weeks, a hardened criminal who runs an enterprise in the prison, requests that Fletcher use his IT skills to sanitise his record, to ensure his upcoming parole hearing goes without a hitch, though things do not go as smoothly as Fletcher hopes for. The sitcom focuses on two prison inmates, Norman Fletcher (played by Barker) and Lennie Godber (played by Beckinsale), who are … "Life Beyond the Box: Norman Stanley Fletcher", The life of Norman Stanley Fletcher is detailed, with interviews with his family, friends and old cellmates. Fletch tries to bribe Godber with chocolate, only to be told that Godber has already promised Moffatt, a rival of Grout, that he will lose the fight in the first round. This suggests that the thief has a sweet tooth. Though disappointed that Rawley has no dirt to dish on the governor, a friend, Fletch is protective towards him when the other prisoners decry Rawley's privileges. 2. To make matters worse, it turns out that the cell-mate is the judge that sentenced him.

Unfortunately Harris has taken its workings out. However, Mr Barrowclough is coming with them, so this partly reassures Fletcher.

Blanco is due to be granted his parole, but when Fletch hears Blanco claim that he was innocent of his wife's murder all along and that her lover killed her, he believes the old man should have a free pardon instead and organizes a petition, forging Mr. Barraclough's signature to add to the list. 10. There's big trouble from Grouty if the pills aren't replaced and, though Barraclough can provide some, they're the wrong size.

The prison life of Fletcher, a criminal serving a five-year sentence, as he strives to bide his time, keep his record clean, and refuses to be ground down by the prison system. This comes as no surprise, as there are 600 men in Slade Prison, and two-thirds are in for stealing something. Meanwhile, Parfitt instructs one of Fletcher's friends to accept a visit from one of his girls and take a gift from them, but a mix-up soon puts Fletcher into hot water with him. With his parole meeting less than a week away, Godber has a fight with Jarvis, a football hooligan, and Fletch realises that he will have to risk solitary confinement and loss of his own remission to prevent it. Fletch and Godber get a new cell-mate and Fletch is shocked to find it is elderly Judge Rawley, the man who handed him his five year sentence, now convicted of corruption. Fletcher composes a response to this letter and also offers his services to his fellow prisoners, including the homosexual Lukewarm and the dim-witted Heslop.

Fletch is appalled when someone steals his tin of pineapple chunks and is determined to catch the culprit.

After the judge's watch is stolen, everyone is convinced that, Fletch is determined to help Godber pass his History O-level, so he has. To make things worse, Fletch's ally Mr. Barraclough is transferred to the prison farm. Season: OR . However the parole is jeopardized due to an aggressive convict,Jarvis,who wants to pick a fight with Godber,so Fletch arranges for Jarvis to get in a fight with some other cons and end up in the cooler before he can fight Godber,whose parole goes ahead.

Prisoner Warren asks Fletcher if he could read him his love letter from his wife, as Warren is unable to read.

Godber is granted his parole and looks forward to dating Fletch's daughter though Fletch is not so sure. Rate. Fletch is set up with a job by his probation officer as a night porter, but can't face starting his first ever conventional job.

But he soon regrets his attitude towards his cellmate, when he finds him unconscious outside in the freezing cold weather.

Understandably, Fletcher is not too happy because he had just been given a single cell. Fletch fancies himself as a bit of an agony aunt and is called upon by his fellow inmates to help out, before his daughter, Ingrid informs him that his own marriage is in trouble. Christmas Special. After his girlfriend, Denise, breaks up with him via a, The prisoners are overjoyed when Mackay leaves on a promotion course, until they meet his replacement, Mr Wainwright, whom Fletcher remembers from a previous stretch in, With everyone watching a football match, Fletch attempts to snatch a few precious minutes of peace and quiet, only to suffer constant interruptions, among whom are Mackay and visiting members of the.

But he soon finds it being quite problematic having him around, especially when he has to get rid of a dead pigeon that has been used by another prisoner to smuggle in drugs. Other prisoners comment that they have had things stolen, such as a jar of gooseberry preserve. 4. Godber is granted his parole and looks forward to dating Fletch's daughter though Fletch is not so sure. On the train, he bumps into Mr Mackay and an old friend.

Set a year before the final episode of the TV series. After Ives gets stung by a bee, Fletch is able to escape for a pint at the local pub, on the pretext of getting first aid.

Rate. Year: Season 2. Fletch is in the prison hospital, where an unpleasant con called Norris, shortly to be released, has won the possessions of an elderly prisoner, Blanco. Oily convict Harris has stolen some pills but he drops them and they land in Fletch's tea.

0. With Wakeley Prison set to receive a visit from a group of VIPs, seeking to see how well the prisoners are being treated, Fletcher finds himself being recruited to be an adviser for Parfitt's gang. Eventually, after threats of hunger strikes, the free pardon is granted. Godber admits to looking at the paper but denies it helped him, explaining that Warren, who is dyslexic, brought him the biology paper. Concerned that Braithwaite is not suitable for guard duty, Meekie requests a replacement, who turns out to be his female equivalent in terms of her tough stance with the prisoners. A planned escape causes all kinds of trouble just before Christmas, and Fletch attempts to spend some valuable time in the infirmary. Rate. Fletcher has been informed that Godber is to become his new cellmate. Fletch is incensed to discover that he is getting a new cell-mate.

Mackay is appalled to discover that Fletch has been severely injured and is in the hospital wing, and Blanco devises a plan for revenge on Norris, who had stolen his possessions some time before Fletch arrived. A further sequel series following the grandson of Fletcher, Porridge, aired in 2016 and 2017. 6 / 6 Fletch has to help Godber after he gets involved in a fight. Life Beyond the Box: Norman Stanley Fletcher (2003), Life Beyond the Box: Norman Stanley Fletcher, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Porridge_episodes&oldid=961140829, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. After being caught and put on trial for hacking credit cards and committing other cyber crimes for personal gain, Nigel Norman Fletcher is sentenced to five years at Wakeley Prison.

After a capsule containing pills that Harris stole goes missing, Grouty attempts to locate them and Fletch is recruited to help, not realising that they are in his mug of tea. The following is a list of episodes for the British sitcom Porridge and sequel series, Going Straight, which aired on BBC 1 from 5 September 1974 to 25 March 1977 and 24 February to 7 April 1978 respectively. Rate. His new 'trusty' redband Urwin then pulls a gun, taking … 8.4 (95) 0. An irate Fletch threatens to throw the next caller over the rails. Fletcher discovers that his fellow inmates are planning to escape. This page was last edited on 6 June 2020, at 20:40.

Having acquired himself the right to run a radio station within Wakeley Prison, Fletcher soon finds it causing friction between himself and Lotterby due to his need to be up early to run his morning radio show.

Fletch and Godber go before the governor for brewing Christmas hooch but the governor has to excuse himself with the runs. 9. 21 episodes (pilot + 3 series), 1973 - 1977.