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Discerningly Versed - Effective Iterative Learning Quiz Questions - Porridge
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Who played the central character Norman Stanley Fletcher in Porridge ?

 

Fulton Mackay
Michael Barrington
Ronnie Barker
Richard Beckinsale

 Tough Scottish prison warder Mr Mackay was portrayed by which actor in Porridge ?

 

Brian Wilde
Peter Vaughan
Fulton Mackay
Richard Beckinsale
Between 1973-1977 how many episodes of Porridge were filmed in total ?

 

300
30
130
230

 Which actor played the kind hearted and soft prison warder Mr Barrowclough in the sitcom Porridge ?

 

Brian Wilde
Ronnie Barker
Peter Vaughan
Richard Beckinsale
Who played the 'leader' of the prison 'Genial' Harry Grant ?

 

Richard Beckinsale
Ronnie Barker
Brian Wilde
Peter Vaughan

 Porridge was created by

 

Ian La Frenais & Dick Clement
Laurence Marks & Maurice Gran
Jim & Steve Armogida
Jimmy Perry & David Croft
The follow up comedy to Porridge in 1978 was which sitcom starring Ronnie Barker ?

 

Birds of a Feather
Going Straight
To The Manor Born
Open All Hours

 Porridge was based around which fictional prison ?

 

HMP Deals
HMP Slade
HMP Leads
HMP Dales
Who played the central character Fletchers cell mate Lennie Godber in the sitcom Porridge ?

 

Fulton Mackay
Michael Barrington
Ronnie Barker
Richard Beckinsale

 Which actor played Governor Venables in the sitcom Porridge ?

 

Richard Beckinsale
Fulton Mackay
Michael Barrington
Brian Wilde


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