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Porridge Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
6 Episodes 2017 - 2017
Episode 1
The Go-Between
30 mins
Fletch becomes popular by writing love letters for his illiterate fellow cons to their nearest and dearest - for a price. Complications arise when dim Barry's girlfriend Joanne works out who is doing the writing and falls for Fletch. But when Joanne and Barry reconcile and advice given to officer Braithwaite goes wrong Fletch decides to stop being the go-between,
Episode 2
The Cake
30 mins
Dougie Parfitt, the wing's Mr Big, forces young Aziz into accepting a cake containing drugs from a visitor but it gets confiscated by strict new officer Gemmell, who mistakes it for Fletch's birthday cake and eats it to deliberately upset him. But when she gets high on its contents and is transferred kindly Mr Braithwaite, demoted to office work, returns to the wing in her place.
Episode 3
The Minder
30 mins
In return for Fletch helping a mate Dougie Parfitt gifts him the hulking Scudds to be his minder, though this proves to be embarrassing as it gives Fletch privileges over other prisoners, arousing Meekie's suspicions. Fletch is therefore very relieved when Dougie asks for Scudds back, allowing Fletch to deal with the bullying Nagid in his own way.
Episode 4
The Witness
30 mins
Fletch reluctantly agrees to broker a truce between Dougie Parfitt and his rival Najid but it turns into a riot, in front of the board of visitors, making their annual inspection. One visitor is Caroline Hawley, mother of the girl Fletch dumped and no great fan of his but after he has saved her from the rioters she is quick to show her appreciation whilst the result of the riot also releases Fletch from his unwanted role as go-between.
Episode 5
The Listener
30 mins
Much to Meekie's disapproval the governor asks Fletch to become the minder for suicidal new inmate, rock star Rob Strange becoming his cell-mate, in exchange for the promise of giving him his own radio station. After Rob has confessed the reason for his depression Fletch gets his girlfriend Karen to trace his long-lost daughter, thus averting a nasty roof-top accident and giving Fletch what he wanted - again much to Meekie's disapproval.
Episode 6
The Rift
30 mins
Fletch's radio station is a great success, his relationship with elderly cell-mate Joe less so, as is news of his appeal and in frustration he plays provocative songs on air. To solve one of the problems Joe is given a single cell but Fletch's relief is short-lived when he is forced to share with an even more annoying inmate and he hears bad news about Joe - realizing that the old man was not so bad after all.
