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Where was Porridge filmed?

1973 TV show, directed by Sydney Lotterby.

  • Cumbria

The story is set in Cumbria, so the filming stayed close to the setting.

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Set in
Cumbria
Filmed in
Cumbria
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About Porridge

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First aired
1973
Director
Sydney Lotterby
Cast
Ronnie BarkerRichard BeckinsaleFulton MackayBrian WildeSam KellyTony OsobaMichael BarringtonChristopher BigginsDavid Jason
Genre
Sitcom

The main storylines of the sitcom focus on its central character, Norman Stanley Fletcher, a man from Muswell Hill, London.

The sitcom also follows his cellmate Lennie Godber, a naïve inmate from Birmingham serving his first sentence, whom Fletcher takes under his wing.

Each episode's story focuses on their time in prison and the various issues they endure while serving their prison sentences.

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