Porridge - S1E2

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The Hustler

Series 1, episode 2

Written by Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais

Directed by Sydney Lotterby

Originally Aired On: Thursday, 12 September 1974

Porridge' is slang for a jail sentence and habitual offender Norman Stanley Fletcher is doing five years of it. He whiles away the time sharing his wealth of experience with his fellow inmates, particularly naive, young first-timer Lennie, whom Fletch takes under his fatherly wing. Fletcher says people will bet on anything but when the stakes run high, honour among thieves is sorely tried.

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Cast

	Ronnie Barker		Norman Stanley Fletcher
	Brian Wilde		Mr. Barrowclough
	Fulton Mackay		Mr. Mackay
	Richard Beckinsale		Lennie Godber
	Graham Ashley		Mr. Appleton
	Christopher Biggins		Lukewarm
	Ray Dunbobbin		Evans
	Brian Glover		Heslop
	Ken Jones		Ives
	John Quarmby		Prison Officer