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New Faces, Old Hands

PorridgeSeries 1
Episode 1 of 6

Classic sitcom set in Slade Prison. Veteran inmate Norman Stanley Fletcher gives the benefit of his experience to his green young cellmate Godber.

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28 minutes

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Sun 15 Sep 202400:40
BBC Four

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Credits

FletcherRonnie Barker
Mr BarrowcloughBrian Wilde
Mr MacKayFulton Mackay
GodberRichard Beckinsale
HeslopBrian Glover
Medical OfficerJohn Bennett
GovernorMichael Barrington
DirectorSydney Lotterby
ProducerSydney Lotterby
WriterDick Clement
WriterIan La Frenais

Broadcasts

  • Thu 5 Sep 197420:30
    BBC One London
  • Sat 30 Jun 200720:30
    BBC Two except East, South East & Yorkshire
  • Sat 29 Nov 200818:35
    BBC Two Northern Ireland, England & Northern Ireland (Analogue) only
  • Sat 20 Dec 200818:30
    BBC Two Wales & Wales (Analogue) only
  • Sat 21 Nov 200919:15
    BBC Two England, Wales & Northern Ireland only
  • Fri 11 Dec 200919:30
    BBC Two Scotland
  • Sun 19 May 201318:30
    BBC Two HD, Northern Ireland, England, Wales & Scotland only
  • Tue 10 Sep 202420:30
    BBC Four
  • Sun 15 Sep 202400:40
    BBC Four

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