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Porridge

AuthorDick Clements

NarratorFull Cast

Duration56m

CategoriesAdult Fiction, British Radio Sitcoms and Sketch Shows

PublisherAudio Go Ltd

VersionUnabridged

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Ronnie Barker, Richard Beckinsale, Fulton Mackay and Brian Wilde star in two classic episodes written by Dick Clement and Ian la Frenais. An Evening In: Godber is moved into Fletch's cell, and confides that he finds it tough each time the door bangs shut. Fletch advises him to think of it as a quiet night in, but the trouble is Godber has 698 more nights to get through. Heartbreak Hotel : Godber has an uncharacteristically violent episode after receiving a Dear John letter from his fianc‚e Denise. Fletcher tries to help him - but Fletch's daughter Ingrid proves more of a consolation.

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