Porridge - S2E8

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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.

Cast

Ronnie BarkerNorman Stanley Fletcher
Brian WildeMr. Barrowclough
Fulton MackayMr. Mackay
Richard BeckinsaleLennie Godber
Michael BarringtonGovernor
Sam KellyWarren
Tony OsobaMcLaren
Michael RedfernTulip
Dudley SuttonReg Urwin
Jane WenhamMrs. Jamieson
Ken WynneKeegan
Pat GormanPrison Officer