Porridge' Scripts

by Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais, Richard Webber (Editor)

Regarded by many critics as Britain's best sitcom, Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais' tales of life inside Slade Prison first hit the screens in 1973 and ran until 1977. But it has never faded from the nation's consciousness. Ronnie Barker as Fletch the old lag and Richard Beckinsale as Godber the naive first-time offender are comic creations as fine as any in the history of television. Now, for the first time, Richard Webber has brought together the original scripts from all three series of PORRIDGE to make this the essential souvenir for all the many fans of this much-loved classic comedy.

Genres: Tv

416 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2002

About the author

Dick Clement, OBE (born 5 September 1937) is an English writer best known for his writing partnership with Ian La Frenais. They are most famous for television series including The Likely Lads, Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?, Porridge, Lovejoy and Auf Wiedersehen, Pet. (Wikipedia)

Reviews

[Gary · Rating 4 out of 5]

A classic television programme and the scripts are so funny.
Easy to read when you have already watched the series being able to picture the characters so well.
I read this book and could picture the actors in my head reading the lines aloud. This was such a fun read and took me back to watching the series a long time ago with the rest of my family.
Laugh out loud humour.

[Paul · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ok, this isn't 'written' exactly, but for the scripts alone - never mind the fascinating background tidbits - this is worth the time. Still probably one of the funniest British comedies ever.

[Holly Ridge · Rating 5 out of 5]

Absolutely hilarious, a Laugh out Loud book.