Jason started his television career in 1967, at the same time as Michael Palin in Do Not Adjust Your Set and appeared in variety shows in support of stars such as Dick Emery. He appeared, most notably, as a spoof super-hero Captain Fantastic, in Do Not Adjust Your Set. He was somewhat ahead of the Austin Powers and Johnny English film genre in an inventive TV series about an inept spy called The Secret Life of Edgar Briggs. Humphrey Barclay, who recruited Sir David to Do Not Adjust Your Set pa ...

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David Jason, David Jason - Early career, David Jason - Maturity and success, David Jason - Notable work, David Jason - Radio, David Jason - TV, David Jason - Films, David Jason - Animation

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1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). 1940 - Births. See also Category:1940 births January 4 - Brian David Josephson, Welsh physicist, Nobel Prize laureate January 4 - Gao Xingjian, Chinese-born writer, Nobel Prize laureate January 6 - Penny Lernoux, American journalist and author (d. 1989) January 14 - Julian Bond, American civil rights activist January 20 - Carol Heiss, American figure skater < ...

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• 1940 - Births
• 1940 - March-April
• 1940 - May-July
• 1940 - August-December
• 1940 - Deaths
• 1940 - Date unknown
• 1940 - Nobel Prizes

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Buckinghamshire (abbreviated Bucks) is a county in South East England. The county town is Aylesbury. Buckinghamshire is divided into four districts, Aylesbury Vale, Chiltern, South Bucks and Wycombe. The ceremonial county (which is based on the post-1974 administrative county) also includes Milton Keynes. For the traditional county boundaries, see History of Buckinghamshire. The ceremonial county borders onto those of Oxfordshire, Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Berkshire and Greater London. ...

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• Buckinghamshire - History
• Buckinghamshire - Administration
• Buckinghamshire - Coat of Arms
• Buckinghamshire - Places in Buckinghamshire
• Buckinghamshire - Places traditionally in Buckinghamshire
• Buckinghamshire - Places of interest
• Buckinghamshire - Famous people from Buckinghamshire

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The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band (more often the Bonzo Dog Band) were the brainchild of a British art-school set of the 1960s. Part jazz band, part psychedelic rockers, the Bonzos came to the attention of a broader British public through a children's television programme, Do Not Adjust Your Set. Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band - The band's foundation. Unusually for a band, the actual date of conception for the Bonzos is known to us: September 25th, 1962. It was on that day that Vivian Stanshall (tuba, but la ...

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• Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band - The band's foundation
• Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band - A move from jazz to rock
• Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band - Urban Spaceman et al.
• Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band - The band's line-up
• Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band - Discography
• Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band - Studio albums
• Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band - Singles
• Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band - Compilations and miscellaneous

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He then worked as an actor and assistant stage manager with the Manchester Repertory Company, but was soon spotted by Sir Peter Hall who gave him a West End role. His first radio appearance was in 1956; he went on to play a variety of minor characters in The Navy Lark, a navy based sit-com on the BBC Light Programme (still available on tape and frequently rerun on BBC 7). He later returned to radio in the BBC Radio 4 sketch show Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead. On television, he wrote and performed many satirical skits in ...

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Ronnie Barker, Ronnie Barker - Beginnings, Ronnie Barker - Success, Ronnie Barker - Personal life

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Monty Python - Michael Palin. The youngest Python by a matter of weeks, Palin is often labelled 'the nice one'. He attended Oxford, where he met his Python writing partner Terry Jones. The two also wrote the series Ripping Yarns together. Palin and Jones originally wrote together, but soon found it was more productive to write apart and then come together and review what the other had written. Therefore, Jones and Palin's sketches tended to be more focused than that of the other four, taking one bizarre, hilariou ...

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Monty Python, Monty Python - History pre-Python, Monty Python - Flying Circus and the Python style, Monty Python - Life after Python, Monty Python - Python Monty Pictures, Monty Python - Going solo, Monty Python - The End?, Monty Python - The Pythons, Monty Python - Michael Palin, Monty Python - Terry Jones, Monty Python - Eric Idle, Monty Python - John Cleese, Monty Python - Graham Chapman, Monty Python - Terry Gilliam, Monty Python - The 7th Python, Monty Python - Python media, Monty Python - Television, Monty Python - Films, Monty Python - Albums, Monty Python - Theatre, Monty Python - Trivia, Monty Python - Sources

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Derek "Del Boy" Trotter (played by David Jason) and his younger brother Rodney (Nicholas Lyndhurst) share a flat with their elderly Grandad (Lennard Pearce) several floors up Nelson Mandela House in a high-rise estate in Peckham, South London (although the actual high-rise shown in the show was in Acton, West London). Del Boy runs Trotter's Independent Traders — he's a fast-talking Cockney market trader, a wheeler-dealer, a wide boy, always looking to try to m ...

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Only Fools and Horses, Only Fools and Horses - Situation, Only Fools and Horses - About the programme, Only Fools and Horses - Theme music, Only Fools and Horses - Regular cast, Only Fools and Horses - Guest cast, Only Fools and Horses - Cultural impact, Only Fools and Horses - Episodes

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Winners first; nominees indented British Comedy Awards 2001 - Best New TV Comedy. The Office Human Remains The Sketch Show British Comedy Awards 2001 - Best TV Comedy. One Foot In The Grave Coupling The Office British Comedy Awards 2001 - Best TV Comedy Drama. Bob and RoseSee also:

British Comedy Awards 2001, British Comedy Awards 2001 - Television radio and film, British Comedy Awards 2001 - Best New TV Comedy, British Comedy Awards 2001 - Best TV Comedy, British Comedy Awards 2001 - Best TV Comedy Drama, British Comedy Awards 2001 - Best Comedy Entertainment Programme, British Comedy Awards 2001 - Best International Comedy TV Show, British Comedy Awards 2001 - Best Radio Comedy, British Comedy Awards 2001 - Comedy Film Award, British Comedy Awards 2001 - The AOL People's Choice Award, British Comedy Awards 2001 - People and performances, British Comedy Awards 2001 - Best Television Comedy Actor, British Comedy Awards 2001 - Best Television Comedy Actress, British Comedy Awards 2001 - Best Comedy Entertainment Personality, British Comedy Awards 2001 - Best Comedy Newcomer, British Comedy Awards 2001 - Best Live Stand-up, British Comedy Awards 2001 - Writer of the Year Award, British Comedy Awards 2001 - Lifetime Achievement Award

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The railway arrived in 1840 with the opening of the first section of the Lea Valley Line from Stratford to Broxbourne. A station was provided in Water Lane (Angel Road). As the station was badly sited and the trains were slow and expensive, few people used the railway in the early days, preferring the horse buses. In 1845 there were buses every 15 minutes along Fore Street, travelling alternately to Bishopsgate and Holborn. The single-track line from a junction just north of Angel Road to Enfield Town opened on 1 March 1849, with an i ...

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Edmonton London, Edmonton London - Location, Edmonton London - History, Edmonton London - Railway and transport, Edmonton London - Nearest places, Edmonton London - Railway stations, Edmonton London - Famous residents

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Enfield was once a small market town on the edge of the forest about a day's travel north of London. But as Greater London has grown, Enfield has become a residential suburb with fast transport links into central London. The current borough was formed in 1965 from the former area of the Municipal Borough of Southgate, the Municipal Borough of Enfield and the Municipal Borough of Edmonton. The armori ...

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London Borough of Enfield, London Borough of Enfield - History, London Borough of Enfield - Enfield today, London Borough of Enfield - Transport, London Borough of Enfield - Famous people from Enfield, London Borough of Enfield - List of places in Enfield

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Unusually for a band, the actual date of conception for the Bonzos is known to us: September 25th, 1962. It was on that day that Vivian Stanshall (tuba, but later lead vocals along with other wind instruments) and fellow art student Rodney Slater (saxaphone) bonded over a transatlantic broadcast of a boxing match between Floyd Patterson and Sonny Liston. Rodney Slater had previously been playing in a trad jazz band at college with Chris Jennings (trombone) and Tom Parkinson (sousaphone). Eventually they recruited Roger Wilkes trumpet ...

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Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band - The band's foundation, Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band - A move from jazz to rock, Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band - Urban Spaceman et al., Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band - The band's line-up, Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band - January 2006 reunion: Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band Revisited, Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band - Discography, Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band - Studio albums, Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band - Singles, Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band - Compilations and miscellaneous

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Agrajag is a piteous creature that is continuously reincarnated and subsequently killed unknowingly by Arthur Dent each time. Agrajag first appears in the series as a falling bowl of petunias (although, if the books are read in sequence, the reader doesn't know it at the time). In another incarnation, he was a prehistoric rabbit who was killed by Arthur for breakfast and whose skin was fashioned into a pouch. In yet another, he dies of a heart attack after seeing Arthur and Ford materialize in the midst of a cricket match at ...

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Minor characters from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Minor characters from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Agrajag, Minor characters from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Allitnils The, Minor characters from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Almighty Bob, Minor characters from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Arcturan Megafreighter crew, Minor characters from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Colin, Minor characters from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Deep Thought, Minor characters from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Dish of the Day, Minor characters from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Eccentrica Gallumbits, Minor characters from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Eddie, Minor characters from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Elvis Presley, Minor characters from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Fenchurch, Minor characters from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Frankie and Benjy mouse, Minor characters from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Gag Halfrunt, Minor characters from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Gail Andrews, Minor characters from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Gargravarr, Minor characters from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Garkbit, Minor characters from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Golgafrinchans, Minor characters from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Agda and Mella, Minor characters from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Captain, Minor characters from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Hairdresser, Minor characters from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Management consultant, Minor characters from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Marketing girl, Minor characters from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Number One, Minor characters from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Number Two, Minor characters from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Telephone Sanitizer, Minor characters from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Grunthos the Flatulent, Minor characters from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Hactar, Minor characters from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Haggunenon Underfleet Commander, Minor characters from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Hig Hurtenflurst, Minor characters from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Hotblack Desiato, Minor characters from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Humma Kavula, Minor characters from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Hurling Frootmig, Minor characters from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Judiciary Pag, Minor characters from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Mrs Kapelsen, Minor characters from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Kwaltz, Minor characters from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Lady Cynthia Fitzmelton, Minor characters from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Lintilla, Minor characters from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Lord The, Minor characters from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Lunkwill and Fook, Minor characters from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Majikthise and Vroomfondel, Minor characters from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Max Quordlepleen, Minor characters from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Murray Bost Henson, Minor characters from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Old Thrashbarg, Minor characters from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Oolon Colluphid, Minor characters from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Poodoo, Minor characters from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Prak, Minor characters from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Mr Prosser, Minor characters from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Prostetnic Vogon Jeltz, Minor characters from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Questular Rontok, Minor characters from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Random Dent, Minor characters from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Rob McKenna, Minor characters from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Roosta, Minor characters from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Ruler of the Universe The, Minor characters from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Russell, Minor characters from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Shooty and Bang Bang, Minor characters from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Slartibartfast, Minor characters from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Thor, Minor characters from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Trin Tragula, Minor characters from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Varntvar The Priest, Minor characters from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Veet Voojagig, Minor characters from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Vroomfondel and Majikthise, Minor characters from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Wise Old Bird The, Minor characters from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Wonko the Sane, Minor characters from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Wowbagger the Infinitely Prolonged, Minor characters from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Yooden Vranx, Minor characters from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Zaphod Beeblebrox the Fourth, Minor characters from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Zarniwoop, Minor characters from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Zarquon, Minor characters from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Zem

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The first radio series was broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1978. It was split into episodes, known as "Fits" (an archaic term for a section of a poem revived by Lewis Carroll for The Hunting of the Snark). The original series comprised Fits the First through Sixth. Fits the Fifth and Sixth were co-written by John Lloyd; subsequent versions of the story omit most of Lloyd's material. The success of the series encouraged Adams to adapt it into a novel, which was based on the first four Fits and released in 1979. A slightly contracted ...

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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Primary and Secondary Phases, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Primary and Secondary Phases - The Primary Phase, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Primary and Secondary Phases - Fit the First, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Primary and Secondary Phases - Fit the Second, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Primary and Secondary Phases - Fit the Third, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Primary and Secondary Phases - Fit the Fourth, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Primary and Secondary Phases - Fit the Fifth, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Primary and Secondary Phases - Fit the Sixth, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Primary and Secondary Phases - The Secondary Phase, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Primary and Secondary Phases - Fit the Seventh, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Primary and Secondary Phases - Fit the Eighth, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Primary and Secondary Phases - Fit the Ninth, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Primary and Secondary Phases - Fit the Tenth, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Primary and Secondary Phases - Fit the Eleventh, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Primary and Secondary Phases - Fit the Twelfth

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The drink was popularized by Rupert Holmes' hit song "Escape (The Piña Colada Song)". The drink was popularized by British actor Sir David Jason in the British comedy television series, Only Fools And Horses where Derreck "Del Boy" Trotter often drank the cocktails. ...

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Piña Colada, Piña Colada - In pop culture

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A Norman castle to fortify Wisbech was built by William I, and in later Tudor times became a notorious prison. The Castle was rebuilt in the mid-17th century and again in 1816 by Joseph Medworth, who also developed the Crescent, familiar as the setting in numerous costume dramas. The major town dwelling is Peckover House with its fine walled garden, built for the banking family in 1722 and now owned by the National Trust. In the 17th century, the local inhabitants became known as the "Fen Tigers" because of their resistance to the dra ...

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Wisbech, Wisbech - History, Wisbech - Culture, Wisbech - Sport, Wisbech - Notable buildings, Wisbech - Famous people associated with Wisbech, Wisbech - In film and TV

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Unusually for a band, the actual date of conception for the Bonzos is known to us: September 25th, 1962. It was on that day that Vivian Stanshall (tuba, but later lead vocals along with other wind instruments) and fellow art student Rodney Slater (saxaphone) bonded over a transatlantic broadcast of a boxing match between Floyd Patterson and Sonny Liston. Rodney Slater had previously been playing in a trad jazz band at college with Chris Jennings trombone and Tom Parkinson sousaphone. Eventually they recruited Roger Wilkes trumpet and ...

See also:

Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band - The band's foundation, Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band - A move from jazz to rock, Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band - Urban Spaceman et al., Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band - The band's line-up, Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band - Discography, Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band - Studio albums, Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band - Singles, Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band - Compilations and miscellaneous

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Unusually for a band, the actual date of conception for the Bonzos is known to us: September 25th, 1962. It was on that day that Vivian Stanshall (tuba, but later lead vocals along with other wind instruments) and fellow art student Rodney Slater (saxaphone) bonded over a transatlantic broadcast of a boxing match between Floyd Patterson and Sonny Liston. Rodney Slater had previously been playing in a trad jazz band at college with Chris Jennings (trombone) and Tom Parkinson (sousaphone). Eventually they recruited Roger Wilkes trumpet ...

See also:

Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band - The band's foundation, Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band - A move from jazz to rock, Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band - Urban Spaceman et al., Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band - The band's line-up, Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band - Discography, Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band - Studio albums, Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band - Singles, Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band - Compilations and miscellaneous

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The name Buckinghamshire is Anglo Saxon and means The district (scire) of Bucca's home. Bucca's home refers to Buckingham in the north of the county, and is named after an Anglo-Saxon landowner. The county has been so named since about the 12th century; however, the county itself has existed since it was a subdivision of the kingdom of Mercia (585–919). Some of the settlements in Buckinghamshire date back much further than the Anglo-Saxon period. Aylesbury, for example, is known to date back at least as far as 1500 See also:

Buckinghamshire, Buckinghamshire - History, Buckinghamshire - Administration, Buckinghamshire - Coat of Arms, Buckinghamshire - Places in Buckinghamshire, Buckinghamshire - Places traditionally in Buckinghamshire, Buckinghamshire - Places of interest, Buckinghamshire - Famous people from Buckinghamshire

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See also Category:1940 births 1940 - January-February. January 4 - Brian David Josephson, Welsh physicist, Nobel Prize laureate January 4 - Gao Xingjian, Chinese-born writer, Nobel Prize laureate January 6 - Penny Lernoux, American journalist and author (d. 1989) January 14 - Julian Bond, American civil rights activist January 20 - Carol Heiss, American figure skater January 22 - John Hurt, English actor February 2 - David Jason, English actorSee also:

1940, 1940 - Births, 1940 - January-February, 1940 - March-April, 1940 - May-July, 1940 - August-December, 1940 - Deaths, 1940 - Date unknown, 1940 - Nobel Prizes

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Porridge TV - Basic premise. The central character of Porridge is Norman Stanley Fletcher, described by his sentencing judge (whose voice was provided by Ronnie Barker) as "an habitual criminal". Fletch's cellmate is Lennie Godber, a surprisingly innocent inmate serving his first prison sentence, whom Fletch takes under his wing. Mr Mackay is a tough warder whose bark often turns out to be worse than his bite, and with whom Fletch often comes into conflict. Mr Barrowc ...

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Porridge TV, Porridge TV - History, Porridge TV - Television, Porridge TV - Basic premise, Porridge TV - Cast, Porridge TV - Going Straight, Porridge TV - Episode list - Porridge, Porridge TV - Episode List - Going Straight, Porridge TV - Life Beyond the Box, Porridge TV - Film, Porridge TV - Essential Viewing for Prisoners, Porridge TV - Contributions to the English language

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