Porridge legend Ronnie Barker retired from showbusiness in 1988 after a string of heartbreaks left their mark.

A Christmas special of Porridge brought choas to the set, as Ronnie Barker allegedly "walked off" mid filming. According to an audience member, the actor leaving his post was due to a "technical ...

Starring the likes of Ronnie Barker and David Jason, Porridge was undoubtedly the sitcom of the 70s, having an enormous influence on British comedy. Celebrating an incredible 40 years, Christopher ...

Ronnie Barker stars as Norman Stanley Fletcher, trying to keep his nose clean and guiding his young 'roomie' Godber, whilst residing in HMP Slade. Feature film based on the TV sitcom of the same name, ...

An homage to the prison comedy series Porridge created by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais This documentary examines how Ronnie Barkers Fletch influenced Slade Prisons characters There is also a ...

"His mother, who lives locally, still recalls many visits to Ronnie Barker’s Antique Shop The ... He lived there until 1949. The Porridge and Two Ronnies star's first job after leaving school ...

Ronnie Barker and Ronnie Corbett entertain the studio audience during breaks in recording of one of their famous newsdesk sketches at Television Centre. From Porridge, the 1979 film. After unwittingly ...

In the 1976 episode of Porridge, Fletch, played by Ronnie Barker, tries to bring some festive cheer to Slade Prison with his own homemade alcohol. The 1982 Two Ronnies Christmas show - featuring ...

Eight special stamps of TV comedy series Porridge will be issued to celebrate ... including Richard Beckinsale as Lennie Godber, Ronnie Barker as Norman Stanley Fletcher, and Fulton Mackay as ...

But she was best known to viewers in the 1970s for her role in Porridge. Brake played Ingrid, the daughter of Ronnie Barker's Norman Stanley Fletcher and she reprised the same role in Going ...

Programme telling the story of Ronnie Barker a quiet dedicated actor who ... of the Two Ronnies and the likeable convict Fletcher in Porridge he was also a prolific writer and admired actor ...

and talk of the magical chemistry of the cast and the particularly close bond between Ronnie Barker and Richard Beckinsale. They also tell us the tricks they used to get round the obligatory bad ...