Big screen spin off of the bbc's popular seventies sitcom. Habitual criminal norman stanley fletcher ronnie barker is currently 'doing porridge' at slade prison, but only has a year to go. He and cellmate lennie godber richard beckinsale, who sadly died shortly after filming was completed are content to bide their time until they accidentally become involved in an escape plan while playing a morale raising football match against a 'celebrity' team. Desperate not to ruin their chances of parole, fletcher and godber find themselves in the unusual position of trying to break back into prison without being caught! Synopsis this feature length version of the porridge 1979 tv series continues to follow the exploits of prison inmates norman stanley fletcher ronnie barker and lennie godber richard beckinsale. A new officer christopher godwin makes mackay fulton mackay look postively timid and, to make things even more exciting, an escape plan which fletch wants no part of is developing. Running time 90 minutes region region 2 subtitles english release date 10 mar. 2003