Porridge
Nearly 40 years after Norman Stanley Fletcher served his time in Slade Prison, his grandson Nigel - Fletch to his friends - has landed himself in a spot of bother.
Published: 17 August 2016
Sunday 28 August, 9.30pm
Imprisoned for a series of cyber-crimes, Fletch finds himself beholden to prison bad boy Richie Weeks and forced to use his hacking skills to get Weeks off the hook. The problem being that wily Officer Meekie has got his beady eye on Fletch - he knows a wrongun when he sees one.
Written by the original series creators, the legendary Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais, it is produced by Richard Webb (Stewart Lee’s Comedy Vehicle, The Kennedys, House Of Fools), and directed by Dominic Brigstocke (Tracey Ullman’s Show, I’m Alan Partridge, Green Wing). The Executive Producer is Gregor Sharp (The Rack Pack, Boomers, The Trip). It is a BBC Studios production.
