Porridge (film)
1979 British comedy film by Dick Clement / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Porridge (U.S. title: Doing Time) is a 1979 British comedy film directed by Dick Clement and starring Ronnie Barker, Richard Beckinsale, Fulton Mackay and Brian Wilde.[4] It was written by Clement and Ian La Frenais based on their BBC television series Porridge (1974–1977). Most of prison officers and inmates from the original series appear in the film, with the notable exceptions of Lukewarm, Blanco, Heslop and Harris. There is also a different governor, played by Geoffrey Bayldon rather than series regular Michael Barrington.
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Directed by | Dick Clement[1] |
Written by | Dick Clement Ian La Frenais |
Produced by | Ian La Frenais[1] |
Starring | Ronnie Barker Richard Beckinsale Fulton Mackay Brian Wilde Peter Vaughan Sam Kelly Barrie Rutter Daniel Peacock Christopher Godwin Geoffrey Bayldon |
Cinematography | Bob Huke |
Edited by | Alan Jones |
Music by | Joe Brown |
Production companies | Black Lion Films Witzend Productions |
Distributed by | ITC Films |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Budget | £250,000 |
Box office | £313,747 (UK)[3] |
The film, set a year before the final episode of the TV series, includes one of the last appearances by Richard Beckinsale, the actor who played Godber. He died in March 1979, a few weeks after its completion.[1]