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The Desperate Hours

Series 2, episode 8

Written by Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais

Directed by Sydney Lotterby

Originally Aired On: Friday, 24 December 1976

Seasonal special of the Clement/Frenais sitcom - a masterclass in comedy writing. Fletcher plans to add a bit of Christmas spirit to the festive season at Slade Prison in the form of his very own home-made liquor. But when prison officers Mackay and Barraclough uncover the stash of 'Chateau Slade', Fletcher seems in danger of spending Christmas in solitary.

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Cast

	Ronnie Barker		Norman Stanley Fletcher
	Brian Wilde		Mr. Barrowclough
	Fulton Mackay		Mr. Mackay
	Richard Beckinsale		Lennie Godber
	Michael Barrington		Governor
	Sam Kelly		Warren
	Tony Osoba		McLaren
	Michael Redfern		Tulip
	Dudley Sutton		Reg Urwin
	Jane Wenham		Mrs. Jamieson
	Ken Wynne		Keegan
	Pat Gorman		Prison Officer

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Porridge - S2E8

The Desperate Hours

Series 2, episode 8

Written by Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais

Directed by Sydney Lotterby

Originally Aired On: Friday, 24 December 1976

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