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Release Date:
5 September 1974 (UK) morePlot:
Fletcher's doing five years for breaking and entering. He's quick witted and never short of a trick or two to make his life that little bit easier... morePlot Keywords:
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4 wins & 3 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(3 articles)
Beckinsale's Family Tragedy (From WENN. 30 January 2009, 4:15 AM, PST)
Actor Wilde Dies
(From WENN. 20 March 2008, 9:05 AM, PDT)
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Sublime moreCast
(Series Cast Summary - 6 of 21) | Ronnie Barker | ... | Norman Stanley Fletcher (20 episodes, 1974-1977) |
| Brian Wilde | ... | Mr. Barrowclough (19 episodes, 1974-1977) |
| Fulton Mackay | ... | Mr. Mackay (19 episodes, 1974-1977) |
| Richard Beckinsale | ... | Lennie Godber (19 episodes, 1974-1977) |
| Sam Kelly | ... | Warren / ... (11 episodes, 1974-1977) |
| Tony Osoba | ... | McLaren (9 episodes, 1974-1977) |
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30 min (19 episodes) | 40 min (1 episode) | 45 min (1 episode)Country:
UKLanguage:
EnglishSound Mix:
MonoCertification:
New Zealand:M (seasons 1-3) | Australia:M (some episodes) | Australia:PG | UK:PG | Singapore:PGFun Stuff
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In stark contrast to his character in the series, Fulton Mackay (Warden Mackay) has a rose named after him. moreQuotes:
Fletch: A lot of famous people were born out of wedlock you know. All those royals in history, Lawrence of Arabia, Napper Wainwright ...McLaren: Who's Napper Wainwright?
Fletch: He was a screw I knew in Brixton - mind you, he WAS a bastard!
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Easily one of the best sitcoms of all time with Ronnie Barker never better as the inmate Norman Stanley Fletcher, cocky inmate of Slade prison.
Richard Beckinsale was also superb as the wet-behind-the-ears Birmingham cook and Fulton McKay priceless as draconian Scots warder MacKay.
Each script by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais was a gem and the series became a firm favourite with Sean Connery who re-used one of the gags in Never Say Never Again.
(007 has to give a urine sample and is stood across the room) Doctor: I'd like a sample.
Bond: From here?
Barker's version is arguably a lot funnier.
Good support came from David Jason, Peter Vaughan and Brian Wilde and the big screen version (released in the States as Doing Time) was also a hoot.