Synopsis
Porridge (1977), Season 3 is the BBC prison sitcom you can watch online on iFILM — six episodes, the last run inside the fictional HMP Slade.
Old lag Norman Fletcher keeps working his small rackets, and this series hands him problems no scheme covers. The judge who put him away turns up as his new cellmate. Ageing Blanco refuses parole on principle, holding out until someone clears his name. And young Godber pushes for an O-level and his own release — leaving Fletcher to decide whether to talk him into cutting corners or step in when a brawl threatens to wreck it all.
Written by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais, this is the final series before the sequel Going Straight. The comedy rides on Ronnie Barker's timing rather than plot — quiet defiance of the system, muttered under the breath. Stream Porridge Season 3 online on iFILM.
6 episodes
S3·E1A Storm in a Teacup
When a bottle of pills goes missing from the Doctor's surgery, Harry Grout is worried that investigation of the theft by the prison authorities will jeopardise some of his activities. Grout insists that Fletcher must find the pills and return them before the warders can take action.
S3·E2Poetic Justice
Fletcher's new cellmate turns out to be the judge who sentenced him to five years in Slade Prison.
S3·E3Rough Justice
Fletcher is worried that Judge Rawley might rob him of his main source of income - writing letters for illiterate inmates.
S3·E4Pardon Me
Old Blanco is doing time for the murder of his wife. He still swears he wasn't guilty. Now he's up before the Parole Board and it looks as if he's sure to be released. Blanco surprises everyone by turning down parole when it's offered to him. He explains that, if he accepts parole, he'll also be admitting that he was guilty of a crime for which he was wrongly convicted. He insists that he'll only leave prison if he's offered a full pardon. Fletcher comes up with a plan to help him.
S3·E5A Test of Character
Godber is working hard for an extra O-level. Fletcher tries to persuade him that cheating would be a good way of ensuring success in the examination. Godber isn't convinced.
S3·E6Final Stretch
Godber is due to appear before the parole board, but a fight with another inmate puts his parole in jeopardy. It's up to Fletcher to save the day.
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