Fletcher plans to spend Christmas in hospital to avoid being press-ganged into Grouty's latest scheme to spring a fellow prisoner. His plan backfires when Grouty finds out about his upcoming civilian ...

Speaking about the series, writer Clement said: “Ian and I told Ronnie that we had come up with the perfect title for the series. “He said he had too. We let him go first. ‘Porridge’, he said.