Porridge is a Scripted Comedy TV show written by Dick Clement. The series (Ended) has run for 3 season and consists of 18 episodes, with each lasting 30 minutes. The last season was aired in -0001. 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 titled Porridge. Written by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais, it stars Ronnie Barker and Richard Beckinsale as two inmates at the fictional HMP Slade in Cumberland. "Doing porridge" is British slang for serving a prison sentence, porridge once being the traditional breakfast in UK prisons. The series was followed by a 1978 sequel, Going Straight, which established that Fletcher would not be going back to prison again. Porridge was voted number seven in a 2004 BBC poll of the 100 greatest British sitcoms.. Porridge has received a rating of 8/10 with a vote count of 30. Fans of Comedy TV shows might also enjoy similar series such as The Beverly Hillbillies, El Chavo del Ocho, Интерны, Last of the Summer Wine, Wings, .
No. Porridge is not available on Netflix
No. Porridge is not available on HBO NOW