[cofe]

http://media.guardian.co.uk/site/story/0,14173,1584525,00.html

legend.

[dave]

proper comedy wad.

[BenF]

I honestly thought he was well dead already.  Shame, did some funny stuff especially Porridge.

[cofe]

my favourite in the porridge documentaries was when he had whiskey in his bed frame. or was it sherry.

[andy_e]

oh no! now theres only one ronny. or are the two ronnies reunited in comedy heaven? no idea...

[dave]

my classic moment was in the porridge movie, fletcher and godber on the run from the 5ives, hiding in undergrowth.

Fletch: "Look over there"
Godb: "what is it?"
Fletch: "cops"
Godb: "what, a wooded glade?"
Fletch: "yeah, a wooded glade,....crawling with cops"

[andy_e]

can i have fork handles please?
four candles, there you go sir.
no, fork handles!
oh! fork handles.
sorted

[dobbin]

Porridge made prison look like quite fun. I bet generations of youths committed crimes thinking they could buy into the banter and free food of prison. Sigh.

[Rico]

Porridge made prison look like quite fun. I bet generations of youths committed crimes thinking they could buy into the banter and free food of prison. Sigh.

Having been in Strangeways recently (working, not doing a stretch I might add) it's fair to say that Porridge is possibly the least accurate representation of prison life ever!

Unless there's a previously unseen episode where Fletch grows his big toenail really long so he can slit his own wrist with it at a later date.....