Heartbreak Hotel about a man who had destroyed all his identity papers and jumped to his death from a hotel window, leaving a suicide note with the single line, "I walk a lonely street". In 2016, an article in "Rolling Stone" magazine suggested that the story in reality originated from a report about a painter and petty criminal, Alvin Krolik, whose marriage had failed and who wrote a partial autobiography including the line "This is the story of a person who walked a lonely street." Krolik's story was published in news media, and received further publicity after he was shot and killed
Heartbreak Hotel (Porridge) Heartbreak Hotel (Porridge) "Heartbreak Hotel" is an episode of the BBC sitcom "Porridge". It first aired on 31 October 1975. In this episode, Godber receives a Dear John letter from his fiancée, Denise. Meanwhile, Fletcher receives a visit from his daughter, Ingrid, who tells him the news from home. Godber asks Fletcher why the BBC never plays prisoners' requests on the radio. Fletcher explains it's because the system is open to abuse, where songs may be a message for someone to help with an escape. Mr Mackay comes in and says it's because it would cause embarrassment to families who