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title: "Porridge: cast and crew"
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cast: 53
crew: 9
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Porridge (1974): cast and crew

53 cast and 9 crew, as credited (TMDB). Cast in billing order.

## Cast

- [Ronnie Barker](https://film.one/person/ronnie-barker.md) as Norman Stanley Fletcher (18 episodes)
- [Richard Beckinsale](https://film.one/person/richard-beckinsale.md) as Lennie Godber (18 episodes)
- [Fulton Mackay](https://film.one/person/fulton-mackay.md) as Mr. Mackay (18 episodes)
- [Brian Wilde](https://film.one/person/brian-wilde.md) as Mr. Barrowclough (18 episodes)
- [Peter Vaughan](https://film.one/person/peter-vaughan.md) as Harry Grout (2 episodes)
- [Tony Osoba](https://film.one/person/tony-osoba.md) as McLaren (8 episodes)
- [David Jason](https://film.one/person/david-jason.md) as Blanco (3 episodes)
- [Sam Kelly](https://film.one/person/sam-kelly.md) as Warren (9 episodes)
- [Patricia Brake](https://film.one/person/patricia-brake.md) as Ingrid Fletcher (3 episodes)
- [Paul Angelis](https://film.one/person/paul-angelis.md) as Navy Rum (1 episodes)
- [Ralph Watson](https://film.one/person/ralph-watson.md) as Landlord (1 episodes)
- [Royston Tickner](https://film.one/person/royston-tickner.md) as Sgt. Norris (1 episodes)
- John Rutland as Verger (1 episodes)
- John Bennett as Medical Officer (1 episodes)
- Ray Dunbobbin as Evans (1 episodes)
- John Quarmby as Prison Officer (1 episodes)
- Steve Ismay as Prison Warden (1 episodes)
- [Philip Jackson](https://film.one/person/philip-jackson.md) as Melvin 'Dylan' Bottomley (1 episodes)
- [Robert Gillespie](https://film.one/person/robert-gillespie.md) as Vicar (1 episodes)
- Johnnie Wade as Scrounger (1 episodes)
- Arnold Peters as Chief Prison Officer (1 episodes)
- Emlyn Price as Tolly (1 episodes)
- Peggy Mason as Nurse (1 episodes)
- June Ellis as Isobel Fletcher (1 episodes)
- [Brian Glover](https://film.one/person/brian-glover.md) as Heslop (3 episodes)
- Susan Littler as Norma (1 episodes)
- Andonia Katsaros as Iris (1 episodes)
- Rosalind Elliot as Elaine (1 episodes)
- Ken Jones as Ives (4 episodes)
- Graham Ashley as Mr. Appleton (2 episodes)
- John Rudling as Mr. Birchwood (1 episodes)
- Margaret Flint as Mrs. Godber (1 episodes)
- [Peter Jeffrey](https://film.one/person/peter-jeffrey.md) as Mr. Wainwright (1 episodes)
- [Philip Madoc](https://film.one/person/philip-madoc.md) as Williams (1 episodes)
- Madge Hindle as Mrs. Hesketh (1 episodes)
- Eric Dodson as Mr. Banyard (2 episodes)
- [Tony Aitken](https://film.one/person/tony-aitken.md) as Chaplain (1 episodes)
- Ivor Roberts as Prison Visitor (1 episodes)
- Barbara New as Prison Visitor (1 episodes)
- Geoffrey Greenhill as Prison Visitor (1 episodes)
- Colin Farrell as Norris (1 episodes)
- Terence Soall as Medical Officer (1 episodes)
- [Cyril Shaps](https://film.one/person/cyril-shaps.md) as Jackdaw (1 episodes)
- Roy Sampson as PT Instructor (1 episodes)
- John Moore as Spider (1 episodes)
- [John Dair](https://film.one/person/john-dair.md) as Crusher (1 episodes)
- Michael Barrington as Governor Venables (7 episodes)
- Christopher Biggins as Lukewarm (5 episodes)
- Paul McDowell as Mr. Collinson (4 episodes)
- [Ronald Lacey](https://film.one/person/ronald-lacey.md) as Harris (3 episodes)
- [Maurice Denham](https://film.one/person/maurice-denham.md) as Rawley (2 episodes)
- [Alun Armstrong](https://film.one/person/alun-armstrong.md) as Spraggon (1 episodes)
- [David Daker](https://film.one/person/david-daker.md) as Jarvis (1 episodes)

## Directing

- [Sydney Lotterby](https://film.one/person/sydney-lotterby.md): Director (18 episodes)

## Writing

- [Ian La Frenais](https://film.one/person/ian-la-frenais.md): Writer (18 episodes)
- [Dick Clement](https://film.one/person/dick-clement.md): Writer (18 episodes)

## Production

- [Sydney Lotterby](https://film.one/person/sydney-lotterby.md): Producer (18 episodes)

## Editing

- [Ray Millichope](https://film.one/person/ray-millichope.md): Editor (9 episodes)
- [John Dunstan](https://film.one/person/john-dunstan.md): Editor (6 episodes)
- [Howard Dell](https://film.one/person/howard-dell.md): Editor (3 episodes)
- [Geoffrey Botterill](https://film.one/person/geoffrey-botterill.md): Editor (2 episodes)
- [Geoff Higgs](https://film.one/person/geoff-higgs.md): Editor (2 episodes)

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