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Happy Release

PorridgeSeries 2
Episode 5 of 6

A spell in the prison hospital is not as restful as Fletcher hoped, after he finds himself sharing a ward with Blanco.

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28 minutes

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Sat 2 Nov 202423:30
BBC Four

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Credits

FletcherRonnie Barker
Mr BarrowcloughBrian Wilde
Mr MacKayFulton Mackay
GodberRichard Beckinsale
BlancoDavid Jason
NorrisColin Farrell
WriterDick Clement
WriterIan La Frenais
ProducerSydney Lotterby

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