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MOVIE
Porridge
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1979
93 minutes (1 hrs 33 mins)
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Directed by
Dick Clement
Starring
Ronnie Barker · Richard Beckinsale · Fulton Mackay · Brian Wilde · Peter Vaughan · Julian Holloway
Full cast & crew
Release dates
US release:
16th November 1979
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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
Total grosses
UK total gross
£1.8 Million
US total gross
$0
Global total gross
$0
25thframe.co.uk stats
Total views:
9
First viewed:
9th Aug 2025
Last viewed:
19th Oct 2025
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