Just Desserts (Porridge) Just Desserts (Porridge) "Just Desserts" is the first episode of series 2 of the BBC sitcom "Porridge". It first aired on 24 October 1975. In this episode, Fletcher discovers his tin of pineapples has been stolen, and Godber decides to steal another tin for him. One morning, Fletcher has some rather shocking news for his fellow inmates - that there is a thief among them. This comes as no surprise, as there are 600 men in Slade Prison, and two-thirds are in for stealing something. Fletcher means there is a thief on the inside, as his tin of pineapple chunks
Porridge (TV series) 1988 to 1991; later episodes of the Netherlands version were original scripts, the series also had a very successful Portuguese remake entitled "Camilo na Prisão" ("Camilo in Prison") Following the example of other sitcom crossovers, such as "Dad's Army", "Steptoe and Son" and "The Likely Lads", a feature-length version of "Porridge" was made in 1979. Barker again starred as Fletcher, and most of the supporting cast also returned. Unlike the television series, it was actually filmed at a real prison as HMP Chelmsford was temporarily vacant following a fire. Novelisations of the three series of "Porridge" and the film were