Porridge first graced the small screen 50 years ago and starred the likes of Ronnie Barker and Richard Beckinsale. The popular British sitcom was a huge success thanks to Ronnie, 77, who was said to ...

Certain types of porridge, crumpets and breakfast cereals are included in a list of products that fall under a new junk food advertising ban. The government says the legislation, which applies to both ...

19:19, Wed, Sep 4, 2024 Updated: 19:19, Wed, Sep 4, 2024 It's half-a-century since the doors of Slade Prison banged shut on Norman Stanley Fletcher, Lennie Godber and their fellow lags in Dick Clement ...

Hollywood actress Kate Beckinsale, best known for the Underworld Series of films, has given her blessing to the BBC bringing back Porridge. The classic 1970s sitcom starred her father Richard ...

Last year, a one-off sequel to the classic '70s sitcom was commissioned starring sketch comedian Kevin Bishop in celebration of BBC Comedy's rich history — and garnered decent enough ratings that the ...

Revisiting a classic is always a tricky proposition; you're just as likely, if not more so, to offend fans' sensibilities than you are to appeal to their sense of nostalgia – and, as this year's Dad's ...

Porridge was the best of the Beeb's 2016 season of 70s sitcom revivals. That really is damning this sequel with faint praise, as they were universally dreadful. Now back for a full series, Kevin ...