Porridge

Right you nerk, can you answer these questions about the award-winning prison sit-com?

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Who wrote the series with his writing partner Ian La Frenais?	Dick Clement
In which decade was the sit-com first air on British TV?	1970s
What was the middle name of the main character, Norman Fletcher?	Stanley
What was the title of the one-off pilot episode?	Prisoner and Escort
Who voiced the ominous narration that opens each episode?	Ronnie Barker
Fletcher’s cellmate, Lenny Godber, is from which large Biritish city?	Birmingham
What is the name of the prison where most episodes are set?	HMP Slade
Who played mild-mannered prison officer Mr Barrowclough?	Brian Wilde
What was the name of Fletcher’s daughter, played by Patricia Brake?	Ingrid
What is stolen from Fletcher inthe episode ‘Just Desserts’?	A tin of pineapple chunks
What was the nickname of Warren, the dyslexic prisoner played by Sam Kelly?	Bunny
Which talented comedy actor played elderly inmate Blanco Webb?	David Jason
What was the profession of Stephen Rawley, who enters prison in season 3?	Judge
What was the name of the sequel series, depicting Fletcher out of prison?	Going Straight
In which year was the film version of the series released in cinemas?	1979

Level 45

Mar 6, 2022

good quiz

More please

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Mar 7, 2022

Hi,

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