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A Porridge quiz
1974-1977

Porridge

How well do you know Fletcher's time inside HMP Slade? Test yourself on this prison classic.

Medium 15 questions
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About this quiz

A Porridge quiz for viewers who know Fletcher's world reasonably well. It covers the prison itself and where it stands, the officers and inmates on his landing, the sentence he is serving and the judge's words in the opening titles. There are also questions and answers on how the show began as a one-off pilot, who wrote it and what came after his release.

15 multiple-choice questions, rated medium. Answer them all and you get your score, with every correct answer revealed at the end. Hosting a quiz night? The printable Porridge quiz has a question sheet for players and a separate answer sheet for the quizmaster.

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  1. Who plays the lead character Norman Stanley Fletcher?
  2. What is the name of the fictional prison in Porridge?
  3. In which English county is the prison located?
  4. Who is Fletcher's young, first-time cellmate?
  5. Which strict, no-nonsense Scottish officer is Fletcher's main adversary?
  6. Which 1973 anthology series featured the pilot that led to Porridge?
  7. What was the title of the 1973 pilot episode?
  8. How long is the sentence Fletcher is serving at Slade?
  9. Which actor, later famous for Only Fools and Horses, played the elderly inmate Blanco?
  10. Who wrote Porridge?
  11. What is the name of the sympathetic, easily-manipulated prison officer?
  12. Which powerful inmate effectively runs things behind the scenes at Slade?
  13. What is the sequel series, following Fletcher's release, called?
  14. In the opening titles, what does the judge call Fletcher?
  15. On which channel did Porridge originally air?

Porridge (BBC One, 1974-1977), created by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais. Setting: HMP Slade, Cumberland.

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