Characters of Porridge (TV series) episode Mackay asks Fletcher whether he felt he was working class. Fletcher responds 'I did, until I visited Glasgow. Now I think I'm middle class.' Mackay appears in the first episode of "Going Straight", where it is revealed he has left Slade Prison after reaching the compulsory retirement age for prison officers. During the series Mackay regularly wore his army service ribbons on his uniform. During the run of the series he wore the General Service Medal 1918-1962, the Korea Medal, and the UN Korea Medal. For the film this was inexplicably expanded to an additional row containing the 1939-1945
Thick as Thieves (TV series) "Do The Best You Can" was released on 7" single in 1974 by Fontana Records (6007 037). The group's name was Porridge and it was produced by Hugg and Heath-Hadfield for Flanelcat Productions. The b-side was Look At Yourself, also written by Hugg and La Frenais. Thick as Thieves (TV series) Thick as Thieves is a British sitcom which was broadcast on ITV between 1 June and 20 July 1974 and produced by LWT. It was created and written by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais. There were 8 episodes over one series and starred Bob Hoskins, John Thaw and