Porridge and Going Straight

Last Edited: 11-Nov-2014 A Global British Comedy Collaborative document. Edited by John Lucas
Broadcast source is BBC Radio Four unless otherwise indicated. Recording quality is considered good unless otherwise indicated.
Some information is from http://www.phill.co.uk/comedy/porridge/index.html
A television show about life in Slade Prison. Going Straight is a sequel.
Date
 Episode
 Title
 Cast
 Parameters
01-Apr-1973
 S00e01
 Prisoner And Escort
 Ronnie Barker, Fulton Mackay, Brian Wilde 28:21, good
05-Sep-1974
 S01e01
 New Faces, Old Hands
 Ronnie Barker, Brian Glover, Richard Beckinsale, Fulton
Mackay, Michael Barrington, Brian Wilde, John Bennett
 27:54, good
28:48, video
12-Sep-1974
 S01e02
 The Hustler
 Ronnie Barker, Ken Jones, Christopher Biggins, Brian Glover,
Richard Beckinsale, Fulton Mackay, Brian Wilde, Ray
Dunbobbin, Graham Ashley, John Quarmby
 27:39, good
28:45, video
19-Sep-1974
 S01e03
 A Night In
 Ronnie Barker, Richard Beckinsale 29:53, good
30:45, video
26-Sep-1974
 S01e04
 A Day Out
 Ronnie Barker, Richard Beckinsale, Brian Wilde, Fulton
Mackay, Ken Jones, Paul Angelis, Philip Jackson, Robert
Gillespie, John Rutland, Johnny Wade, Arnold Peters,
Ralph Watson, Peggy Mason
 27:35, good
29:26, video
03-Oct-1974
 S01e05
 Ways And Means
 Ronnie Barker, Tony Osoba, Brian Wilde, Fulton
Mackay, Michael Barrington, Ken Jones 		27:45, M, good
28:36, video
10-Oct-1974
 S01e06
 Men Without Women
 Ronnie Barker, Brian Glover, Brian Wilde, Sam Kelly,
Fulton Mackay, Patricia Brake, MB, Christopher Biggins,
Royston Tickner, Emlyn Price, June Ellis, Susan Littler,
Andonia Kataros, Rosalind Elliot
 28:04, M, good
28:54, video
24-Oct-1975
 S02e01
 Just Desserts
 Ronnie Barker, Richard Beckinsale, Ken Jones, Sam
Kelly, Christopher Biggins, Tony Osoba, Fulton Mackay,
Brian Wilde 		28:08, good
31-Oct-1975
 S02e02
 Heartbreak Hotel
 Ronnie Barker, Richard Beckinsale, Fulton Mackay,
Patricia Brake, Brian Wilde 		29:31, good
07-Nov-1975
 S02e03
 Disturbing The Peace
 Ronnie Barker, Brian Wilde, Michael Barrington, RBB,
Fulton Mackay, Tony Osoba 		26:55, good
14-Nov-1975
 S02e04
 Happy Release
 Ronnie Barker, Fulton Mackay, Brian Wilde, David Jason,
Richard Beckinsale 		26:26, good
21-Nov-1975
 S02e05
 The Harder They Fall
 Ronnie Barker, Richard Beckinsale, Fulton Mackay,
Peter Vaughan, Brian Wilde
 28:23, good
28-Nov-1975
 S02e06
 No Peace For The Wicked
 Ronnie Barker, Sam Kelly, David Jason, Tony Osoba,
Michael Barrington, Fulton Mackay, Brian Wilde,
Paul McDowell 		27:25, good
24-Dec-1975
 S02eSP1
 No Way Out
 Ronnie Barker, Richard Beckinsale, Peter Vaughan, Brian
Wilde, Christopher Biggins, Fulton Mackay 		39:36, good
24-Dec-1976
 S02eSP2
 The Desperate Hours
 Ronnie Barker, Richard Beckinsale, Tony Osoba, Michael
Barrington, Fulton Mackay, Brian Wilde 		41:28, good
18-Feb-1977
 S03e01
 Storm In A Teacup
 Ronnie Barker, Ronald Lacey, Peter Vaughan, Richard
Beckinsale, Tony Osoba, Fulton Mackay, Sam Kelly,
Christopher Biggins, Brian Wilde 		27:42, good
25-Feb-1977
 S03e02
 Poetic Justice
 Ronnie Barker, Richard Beckinsale, Brian Wilde, Ronald
Lacey, Maurice Denham, Michael Barrington, Fulton
Mackay, Tony Osoba 		29:31, good
04-Mar-1977
 S03e03
 Rough Justice
 Ronnie Barker, Sam Kelly, Maurice Denham, Ronald
Lacey, Richard Beckinsale, Tony Osoba, Fulton Mackay 		28:19, good
11-Mar-1977
 S03e04
 Pardon Me
 Ronnie Barker, David Jason, Brian Wilde, Richard
Beckinsale, Christopher Biggins, Sam Kelly, Fulton
Mackay, Geoffrey Bayldon 		29:43, good
18-Mar-1977
 S03e05
 A Test Of Character
 Ronnie Barker, Richard Beckinsale, Fulton Mackay, Sam
Kelly, Brian Wilde, Tony Osoba 		29:40, good
25-Mar-1977
 S03e06
 Final Stretch
 Ronnie Barker, Richard Beckinsale, Patricia Brake, Brian
Wilde, Fulton Mackay, Tony Osoba 		28:38, good
Going Straight
Single series sequel to Porridge. TV Sound tracks only.
Date
 Episode
 Title
 Cast
 Parameters
24-Feb-1978
 S01e01
 Going Home
 Ronnie Barker, Richard Beckinsale, Patricia Brake, Nicholas Lyndhurst
Written by Dick Clement and  Ian La Frenais
Directed by Sydney Lotterby

03-Mar-1978
 S01e02
 Going to be Alright
 Ronnie Barker, Richard Beckinsale, Patricia Brake, Nicholas Lyndhurst
Written by Dick Clement and  Ian La Frenais
Directed by Sydney Lotterby
10-Mar-1978
 S01e03
 Going Sour
 Ronnie Barker, Richard Beckinsale, Patricia Brake, Nicholas Lyndhurst
Written by Dick Clement and  Ian La Frenais
Directed by Sydney Lotterby 		28:32, 6692, M
soundtrack only
17-Mar-1978
 S01e04
 Going to Work
 Ronnie Barker, Richard Beckinsale, Patricia Brake, Nicholas Lyndhurst
Written by Dick Clement and  Ian La Frenais
Directed by Sydney Lotterby
24-Mar-1978
 S01e05
 Going, Going, Gone
 Ronnie Barker, Richard Beckinsale, Patricia Brake, Nicholas Lyndhurst
Written by Dick Clement and  Ian La Frenais
Directed by Sydney Lotterby 		24:58, 5854, M
soundtrack only
31-Mar-1978
 S01e06
 Going Off the Rails
 Ronnie Barker, Richard Beckinsale, Patricia Brake, Nicholas Lyndhurst
Written by Dick Clement and  Ian La Frenais
Directed by Sydney Lotterby 		29:36, 6939, M
soundtrack only




Documentaries and Specials
Date
 Episode
 Title
 Cast
 Parameters
 Location
 Status
1979
 -
 Porridge (The Movie)
 -
 -
 -
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