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The Best Episodes of Porridge Season 1

Every episode of Porridge Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Porridge Season 1!

The Best Episodes of Porridge Season 1

Porridge is a British situation comedy broadcast on BBC1 from 1974 to 1977, running for three series, two Christmas specials and a feature film also...

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  1. 8.2/10(215 votes)

    #1 - A Night In

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    S1:E3

    Fletch explains to Godber that the best way to cope with his first night in prison, is to see it as just a "quiet night in". Trouble is, Godber's got another 698 to go.

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  2. 8.2/10(200 votes)

    #2 - A Day Out

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    S1:E4

    The rest of the working party are thrilled to have a day out, but Fletch is masking indifference - what's so exciting about digging a ditch anyway?

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  3. 8.0/10(229 votes)

    #3 - New Faces, Old Hands

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    “Twenty-three and you want to go straight? What kind of talk is that? You've got your whole life in front of you!” It's Godber's first time in prison, and Fletch is going to teach him the ways.

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  4. 8.0/10(184 votes)

    #4 - Men Without Women

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    S1:E6

    Fletch fancies himself as a bit of an agony aunt and is called upon by his fellow inmates to help out with affairs of the heart.

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  5. 7.7/10(204 votes)

    #5 - The Hustler

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    Ives is such a loser that if Elizabeth Taylor had triplets, he'd have been the one in the middle. But there's no way he's going to be left out of Fletch's gambling enterprise.

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  6. 7.6/10(180 votes)

    #6 - Ways and Means

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    S1:E5

    Who would want to spend eight hours a day sewing fishing nets? Not Fletch, who is hell-bent on a cushy job in the library.

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"A Night In" is the best rated episode of "Porridge" season 1. It scored 8.2/10 based on 215 votes. Directed by Sydney Lotterby and written by Ian La Frenais, Dick Clement, it aired on 9/19/1974. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "A Day Out".