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Porridge - Series 1 review by A customer from Arnold, Nottingham

Late, great comedy duo 30 October 2005
...Who would haev though that a series about life in Prison could be so funny? Richard Beckinsale and Ronnie Barker have a brilliant chemistry as Fletcher and Lennie, each episode w... Read customer review

Rising Damp - Series 1 To 4 - The Complete Works review by A customer from Norfolk

Great Series - Great Cast 5 January 2006
...world. Rigsby (Leonard Rossiter) a modern day Scrooge is the landlord, Alan (Richard Beckinsale), Miss Jones (Frances de la Tour) and Philip (Don Warrington) are his ever-suff... Read customer review

Porridge - The Christmas Specials review by from Lancashire, England

Another bowl please! 4 March 2005
...Comedy really doesn't get any better than this. Ronnie barker, Richard Beckinsale, Fulton Mackay and Brian Wilde work tgether superbly. The only thing that Ronnie Barker has done... Read customer review

Richard Beckinsale - filmography

Rising Damp - The Movie on DVD (1980)
Starring: Christopher Strauli, Denholm Elliott, Richard Beckinsale
Director: Joseph McGrath, Vernon Lawrence
Certificate:
Big screen spin-off of ITV's popular Seventies sitcom. Grasping landlord Rigsby (Leonard Rossiter) spends most of his time lusting after his favourite tenant, Miss Jones (Frances de la Tour). Unfortunately for Rigsby, she only has eyes for athletic son of a tribal chief Philip (Don Warrington). He, ..read more »

63% from 733 members

Porridge on DVD (1979)
Starring: Daniel Peacock, Julian Holloway, Fulton MacKay
Director: Dick Clement
Certificate:
Big screen spin-off of the BBC's popular Seventies sitcom. Habitual criminal Norman Stanley Fletcher (Ronnie Barker) is currently 'doing porridge' at Slade prison, but only has a year to go. He and cellmate Lennie Godber (Richard Beckinsale, who sadly died shortly after filming was completed) are ..read more »

73% from 2,526 members

Going Straight - The Complete Series on DVD (1978)
Starring: Richard Beckinsale, Nicholas Lyndhurst, Ronnie Barker
Certificate:
All six episodes of the 1978 spin-off of the sitcom 'Porridge'. Fletch (Ronnie Barker) is released from jail after spending three years, eight months and four days at Her Majesty's pleasure. But life on the outside isn't as easy as he's hoped it would be... A young Nicholas Lyndhurst co-stars as ..read more »

70% from 1,958 member

Porridge - S03 E03 - Rough Justice (1977)
Starring: Ronnie Barker, Brian Wilde, Fulton MacKay
Director: Sydney Lotterby
Certificate:
Fletcher is worried that Judge Rawley might rob him of his main source of income.

86% from 25 members

Porridge - S03 E02 - Poetic Justice (1977)
Starring: Ronnie Barker, Brian Wilde, Fulton MacKay
Director: Sydney Lotterby
Certificate:
Fletcher's new cellmate turns out to be the judge who sent him to prison.

87% from 27 members

Porridge - S03 E05 - A Test of Character (1977)
Starring: Ronnie Barker, Brian Wilde, Fulton MacKay
Director: Sydney Lotterby
Certificate:
Godber wants to earn his qualification the right way, despite Fletch's best efforts.

90% from 30 members

Porridge - S03 E01 - A Storm in a Teacup (1977)
Starring: Ronnie Barker, Brian Wilde, Fulton MacKay
Director: Sydney Lotterby
Certificate:
Harry Grout is worried about his cashflow when a bottle of pills goes missing.

80% from 35 members

Porridge - S03 E06 - Final Stretch (1977)
Starring: Ronnie Barker, Brian Wilde, Fulton MacKay
Director: Sydney Lotterby
Certificate:
It's Godber's turn to face the parole board, but he's going to need Fletcher's help.

88% from 35 members

Porridge - S03 E04 - Pardon Me (1977)
Starring: Ronnie Barker, Brian Wilde, Fulton MacKay
Director: Sydney Lotterby
Certificate:
Old Blanco is finally up for parole. Could he be about to get his taste of freedom?

86% from 25 members

Porridge - Series 3 on DVD (1976)
Starring: Fulton MacKay, Richard Beckinsale, Ronnie Barker
Certificate:
Six episodes of the classic 70s prison comedy. 'A Storm in a Teacup' finds Fletch unable to enjoy some peace and quiet, because of Harry Grout. 'Poetic Justice' features a new cell-mate for Fletch - the judge who sentenced him! In 'Rough Justice', when the judge loses his watch, a kangaroo court is ..read more »

75% from 4,753 members

Rising Damp - Series 1 To 4 - The Comple... (4 discs) on DVD (1976)
Starring: Richard Beckinsale, Leonard Rossiter, Frances De La Tour
Director: Ronnie Baxter, Ian MacNaughton
Certificate:
The entire 4 series of Eric Chappell's much-loved comedy. In Series 1 (1974), a delapidated tenement provides the home for equally run-down landlord Rupert Rigsby (Leonard Rossiter) and his three tenants: the unlikely object of Rigsby's affections, Mrs Jones (Frances de la Tour); the permanently ..read more »

71% from 2,220 members

Porridge - S02 E06 - The Harder They Fall (1975)
Starring: Ronnie Barker, Brian Wilde, Fulton MacKay
Director: Sydney Lotterby
Certificate:
It's Saturday afternoon and Fletcher looks forward to a quiet read. Everyone else seems to have other ideas about how Fletcher should be spending his time.

85% from 39 members

Porridge - The Christmas Specials on DVD (1975)
Starring: Richard Beckinsale, Ronnie Barker
Certificate:
The 1975 and 1976 Christmas specials of the sitcom starring Ronnie Barker and Richard Beckinsale, set in Slade prison. In the 1975 special, 'No Way Out', Harry Grout (Peter Vaughan) tries to enlist the help of Fletcher (Barker) in an escape attempt, while Mr Mackay (Fulton Mackay) has cancelled ..read more »

77% from 3,710 members

Porridge - S02 E05 - Happy Release (1975)
Starring: Ronnie Barker, Brian Wilde, Fulton MacKay
Director: Sydney Lotterby
Certificate:
Godber takes up boxing and wins a place in the prison championship, so Fletcher sees a chance for a bit of a flutter. Then Harry Grout takes an interest and insists that the fight is 'fixed'. When one of Grout's rivals takes a similar interest in Godber's opponent, it looks as if nobody can win. ..read more »

82% from 40 members

Porridge - S02 E03 - Disturbing the Peace (1975)
Starring: Ronnie Barker, Brian Wilde, Fulton MacKay
Director: Sydney Lotterby
Certificate:
When Mr McKay leaves Slade Prison, Fletcher thinks that "happy days are here again". Until, that is, he meets Mr McKay's replacement.

88% from 46 members

Porridge - Series 2 on DVD (1975)
Starring: Fulton MacKay, Richard Beckinsale, Fulton Mackay
Certificate:
All six episodes from the second series of the popular prison sitcom. In 'Just Desserts' Fletcher voices his disapproval at the recent spate of stealing inside Slade. 'Heartbreak Hotel' sees Godber receive bad news from his girlfriend. 'Disturbing the Peace' has Fletcher meet MacKay's replacement. '..read more »

78% from 4,188 members

Porridge - S02 E01 - Just Desserts (1975)
Starring: Ronnie Barker, Brian Wilde, Fulton MacKay
Director: Sydney Lotterby
Certificate:
Someone has stolen Fletch's tin of pineapple and he's determined to find them.

85% from 50 members

Porridge - S02 E04 - No Peace for the Wicked (1975)
Starring: Ronnie Barker, Brian Wilde, Fulton MacKay
Director: Sydney Lotterby
Certificate:
Fletcher is having a spell in the prison hospital with a broken ankle. He's sharing a ward with old Blanco, who tells him that another inmate has swindled him out of his belongings in a crooked card game. Fletcher hatches a plan to recover Blanco's belongings and to take revenge on the culprit.

87% from 37 members

Porridge - S02 E02 - Heartbreak Hotel (1975)
Starring: Ronnie Barker, Brian Wilde, Fulton MacKay
Director: Sydney Lotterby
Certificate:
Godber gets bad news from his girlfriend. Fletcher tries to provide help and advice, but perhaps daughter Ingrid might provide a more suitable solution to Godber's problems.

84% from 33 members

Porridge - S01 E06 - Men Without Women (1974)
Starring: Ronnie Barker, Brian Wilde, Fulton MacKay
Director: Sydney Lotterby
Certificate:
Fletch fancies himself as a bit of an agony aunt and is called upon by his fellow inmates to help out with affairs of the heart.

91% from 51 members

Porridge - S01 E01 - New Faces, Old Hands (1974)
Starring: Ronnie Barker, Brian Wilde, Fulton MacKay
Director: Sydney Lotterby
Certificate:
"Twenty-three and you want to go straight? What kind of talk is that? You've got your whole life in front of you!" It's Godber's first time in prison, and Fletch is going to teach him how to survive.

87% from 91 members

Porridge - S01 E05 - Ways And Means (1974)
Starring: Ronnie Barker, Brian Wilde, Fulton MacKay
Director: Sydney Lotterby
Certificate:
Fletch is determined to secure himself a nice cushy job working in the prison library.

88% from 44 members

Porridge - Series 1 on DVD (1974)
Starring: David Jason, Richard Beckinsale, Fulton MacKay
Director: Sydney Lotterby
Certificate:
All six episodes from the first series of the popular prison sitcom. In 'New Faces, Old Hands' Godber is facing his first spell inside and Fletcher decides to teach him the ropes. 'The Hustler' has Ives try to get involved in Fletcher's gambling exercise. 'A Night In' finds Godber worried about ..read more »

78% from 4,815 members

Porridge - S01 E04 - A Day Out (1974)
Starring: Ronnie Barker, Brian Wilde, Fulton MacKay
Director: Sydney Lotterby
Certificate:
The rest of the working party are thrilled to have a day out, but Fletch is masking indifference - what's so exciting about digging a ditch anyway?

88% from 52 members

Porridge - S01 E02 - The Hustler (1974)
Starring: Ronnie Barker, Brian Wilde, Fulton MacKay
Director: Sydney Lotterby
Certificate:
When gambling fever sweeps through Slade prison, Fletch is at the heart of the action.

91% from 56 members

Rising Damp - The Best Of on DVD (1974)
Starring: Richard Beckinsale, Leonard Rossiter, Frances De La Tour
Director: Ronnie Baxter, Vernon Lawrence
Certificate:
Compilation of the finest moments from the popular Seventies sitcom. In 'Charisma', Rigsby (Leonard Rossiter) goes to extreme lengths to woo the reluctant Miss Jones (Frances de la Tour). 'A Perfect Gentleman' sees Rigsby taken in by conman Seymour (Henry McGee), while in the 1975 Christmas episode ..read more »

69% from 334 members

Porridge - S01 E03 - A Night In (1974)
Starring: Ronnie Barker, Brian Wilde, Fulton MacKay
Director: Sydney Lotterby
Certificate:
Fletch lays down some ground rules for Godber and shares his advice on how to cope inside.

89% from 59 members

The Rivals Of Sherlock Holmes - Series 2 (1973)
Starring: Judy Geeson, John Thaw, Richard Beckinsale
Director: Dennis Vance, Derek Bennett
Certificate:
All 13 episodes from the second series of the TV drama set in Victorian London, dramatising short mystery, suspense and crime fiction featuring the literary contemporaries of Sherlock Holmes. Episodes comprise: 'The Mysterious Death On the Underground Railway', 'Five Hundred Carats', 'Cell 13', '..read more »

34% from 5 members
Not available for rental

The Lovers (1973)
Starring: Richard Beckinsale, Paula Wilcox, Susan Littler
Director: Herbert Wise
Certificate:
Like everyone else, Geoffrey and Beryl want to fall in love - or they think they do; like everyone else, since Adam and Eve. But Adam and Eve didn't live in Manchester in 1972...

45% from 2 members
Not available for rental

The Lovers - The Complete Series (2 discs)
Starring: Richard Beckinsale, Paula Wilcox
Director: Michael Apted, Les Chatfield, Michael Apted /
Certificate:
The complete series of the classic 1970s sitcom, starring Richard Beckinsale and Paula Wilcox as young couple Geoffrey and Beryl, who feel that they're both going in different directions, no matter how much they love each other. In this series, Beryl tries to convince Geoffrey that married life ..read more »

62% from 127 members
Not available for rental

Armchair Theatre Vol.2
Starring: Richard Beckinsale, Peter Barkworth, Billie Whitelaw
Director: Kim Mills, Peter Duguid, Jonathan Alwyn
Certificate:
Eight more plays from the hugely popular ITV drama anthology series that ran from 1956 -1973. The series was broadcast on Sunday nights and featured original scripts dealing with issues of the day from a number of esteemed contemporary writers. This selection of plays features actors including John ..read more »

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Richard Beckinsale facts

5 most recent films

Rising Damp - The Movie - 3.0 stars
Porridge - 3.5 stars
Going Straight - The Complete Series - 3.5 stars
Porridge - S03 E03 - Rough Justice - 4.5 stars
Porridge - S03 E02 - Poetic Justice - 4.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

Porridge - Series 1 - 4.0 stars
Porridge - Series 2 - 4.0 stars
Porridge - The Christmas Specials - 4.0 stars
Porridge - Series 3 - 4.0 stars
Porridge - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Armchair Theatre Vol.2 - 3 stars
The Rivals Of Sherlock Holmes - Series 2 - 1.5 stars
The Lovers - 2.5 stars
The Lovers - The Complete Series - 3.0 stars
Rising Damp - The Movie - 3.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Ronnie Barker - 43 times - show films
Fulton MacKay - 41 times - show films
Brian Wilde - 40 times - show films
Frances De La Tour - 8 times - show films
Leonard Rossiter - 8 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Sydney Lotterby - 37 times - show films
Ronnie Baxter - 6 times - show films
Ian MacNaughton - 5 times - show films
none - 4 times - show films
Vernon Lawrence - 3 times - show films

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