Q 01/05

The BBC sitcom Porridge takes its title from 1950s British slang for what?

A) A prison sentence

B) A police informer

C) A getaway driver

D) A stolen wallet

Answer · why

A) A prison sentence

A prison sentence was called porridge after the breakfast once served in British jails. The show's star and both of its writers hit on the title indep...

Q 02/05

Which comedy great played the wily old lag Norman Stanley Fletcher in the BBC sitcom Porridge?

A) Leonard Rossiter

B) Ronnie Barker

C) Arthur Lowe

D) Ronnie Corbett

Answer · why

B) Ronnie Barker

Ronnie Barker played Fletcher and also recorded the stern narration over the opening titles, a choice he reportedly came to regret.

Q 03/05

Which future Only Fools and Horses star played the elderly inmate Blanco Webb in the sitcom Porridge?

A) Buster Merryfield

B) Lennard Pearce

C) Roger Lloyd-Pack

D) David Jason

Answer · why

D) David Jason

David Jason was only in his thirties when he aged up to play old Blanco, a lifer who appeared in three episodes.

Q 04/05

In the Porridge film, what do Fletcher and Godber do after a fleeing armed robber dumps them outside the walls?

A) Hitch to London

B) Flee to Scotland

C) Break back in

D) Surrender to police

Answer · why

C) Break back in

Break back in is their only option. With months left to serve, being caught outside would add to their time, so they sneak home in a coach's luggage h...

Q 05/05

In the Porridge episode Poetic Justice, who turns out to be Fletcher's unwelcome new cellmate?

A) His old army sergeant

B) The judge who jailed him

C) A crooked police officer

D) His daughter's boyfriend

Answer · why

B) The judge who jailed him

The judge who jailed him, Mr Justice Rawley, ends up sharing the cell and stays until his own appeal succeeds an episode later.