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Porridge

Porridge
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1979
 93 minutes (1 hrs 33 mins)

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Dick Clement

Starring

Ronnie Barker · Richard Beckinsale · Fulton Mackay · Brian Wilde · Peter Vaughan · Julian Holloway

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release date US release: 16th November 1979

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

  • Debut box office: 10th Aug '79
  • Debut position: 2
  • Highest position: 2
  • Debut gross: £520.4 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 9

Chart position history

UK box office

10 Aug, 1979
2
17 Aug, 1979
2
24 Aug, 1979
3
31 Aug, 1979
3
7 Sep, 1979
4
14 Sep, 1979
4
21 Sep, 1979
5
28 Sep, 1979
6
5 Oct, 1979
6

US box office

Global box office

Certificates


PG age rating

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag  £1.8 Million
US total gross
United States Flag  $0
Global total gross
Global Flag  $0

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Directed By

Director
Role
Dick Clement
Directed By

Starring

Actor
Character
Ronnie Barker
Richard Beckinsale
Fulton Mackay
Brian Wilde
Peter Vaughan
Julian Holloway
Geoffrey Bayldon
Christopher Godwin
Barrie Rutter
Daniel Peacock
Sam Kelly
Ken Jones
Philip Locke
Gorden Kaye
Oliver Smith
Andrew Dunford
Steven Steen
Ivan Steward
Derek James
Karl Howman
Rod Culbertson
G.B. Zoot Money
Derek Deadman
Robert Putt
Allan Warren
Stewart Harwood
Tony Osoba
John Barrett
Paul Barber
Sebastian Abineri
John Dair
Barry James
Jackie Pallo Jr.
Robert Lee
Robert Hamilton
Charles Pemberton
Colin Rix
Paul McDowell
Michael O'Hagan
Paul Luty
Duncan Preston
Bunny May
Elizabeth Knight
Nicholas McArdle
Jean Campbell-Dallas
Bill Kerry
Noel Flanagan
Barry Hayes
Steve Meek