"Porridge" No Peace for the Wicked (TV Episode 1975) Poster

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(1975)

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8/10
Ronnie Barker on top form
snoozejonc1 January 2024
All Fletch wants is a quiet Saturday afternoon.

This is a strong episode with a great lead performance.

The main reason to watch this one is that it is one of Barker's best. He portrays the character slowly unravelling in the face of (unintentional) adversity from the unaware supporting characters. Although it is very funny to behold, his delivery is very straight and believable.

Fletch has a number of good dialogue exchanges between various inmates, staff and prison visitors. As always the banter is very well written and the actors do justice to it all.

I think Barker, the writers and filmmakers do a great job of portraying an aspect of incarceration that must feel quite torturous to inmates who value privacy and space.
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6/10
No Peace for the Wicked
Prismark1013 December 2019
A simple amusing episode. All Fletcher wants to do is lie on his bunk bed and read his girlie magazine.

Unfortunately he is disturbed by everyone. Jock wants him to watch a football match with the rival wings. Warren wants a ping pong ball. Someone asks him to be in the prison play. Blanco turns up with Muffin the Mule that he has constructed and wants to show it to Fletcher first. Later some Home Office prison visitors turn up.

It looks like only a spell in solitary confinement will bring Fletcher some peace and quiet. It does mean the prison padre might have to do some trampolining.
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