Poetic Justice (Porridge) his friendship with the Governor. However, Rawley says that whatever he knows about the Governor is in strictest confidence. Fletcher takes back Godber’s pillow. Although Fletcher doesn’t bear Rawley any grudge, Fletcher admits his biggest regret was what he didn’t know when he was sentenced. It wasn’t remorse, but rather that if Fletcher had known Rawley was crooked, he would have slipped him a few quid as a bribe. Poetic Justice (Porridge) "Poetic Justice" is an episode of the BBC sitcom Porridge. It aired on 25 February 1977. A new inmate arrives at Slade Prison. Fletcher is astounded that the
Porridge (TV series) situation comedy pilot episodes. The most successful would then be made into a full series. One of the episodes was "Prisoner and Escort", written by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais (who appear in one episode) about a newly sentenced habitual criminal, Norman Stanley Fletcher (Barker), being escorted to prison by two warders: the timid Mr. Barrowclough (Brian Wilde) and the stern Mr. Mackay (Fulton Mackay). It was broadcast on 1 April 1973 on BBC Two. Despite Barker's initial preference for another of the pilots, a sitcom about a Welsh gambling addict, "Prisoner and Escort" was selected. It was renamed