

Porridge: No Way Out
1975-12-24 · 45 min · ★ 10.0
Fletcher discovers that his fellow inmates are planning to escape.
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- Directors
- Sydney Lotterby
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- BBC
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- Released
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Ronnie BarkerFletcher
Brian WildeMr. Barrowclough
Fulton MackayMr. Mackay
Richard BeckinsaleGodber
Peter VaughanHarry Grout
Graham CrowdenPrison Doctor
Sam KellyWarren
Christopher BigginsLukewarm
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