The recent modern take on the classic sitcom Porridge has come to an end after only one season, it’s been revealed. The new show, that was headlined by Kevin Bishop, Mark Bonnar, Dominic Coleman and Harman Singh, earned its series order after a successful one-off episode. However, the BBC is pulling the plug on the … >
Following a successful pilot episode screened last year, the BBC has pressed ahead with a full series of a new, re-cast Porridge. And what’s more, it’s set to arrive on our screens the week after next. Original creators Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais are involved in the show, which centres on the grandson of … >
It’s difficult to know why this new serving of Porridge was ever cooked up. The idea of a wisecracking Cockney criminal detained in a 21st century prison with a twitching Scottish disciplinarian warder keeping an eye on him sounds like a rejected sketch from a piss poor comedy series (like, say, The Kevin Bishop Show): … >