Poetic Justice (Porridge) 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 inmate is the judge who sentenced him to Slade Prison. The episode opens with Godber and Harris carrying a metal folding bed into Fletcher’s cell. Predictably, Fletcher is not happy with the situation, but Mr Barrowclough tells him he has no choice due to the increase in crime and limited prison resources. One of the new arrivals is taken straight away to meet the Governor. It turns out the
Characters of Porridge (TV series) that Fletcher is fond of. Godber also briefly took up a career as a boxer in the prison, although this was short-lived when he became involved in match fixing. Godber appears in all but four episodes of Porridge. He is absent from the pilot (Prisoner and Escort) series 1 episodes Ways and Means and Men Without Women, and series 2's No Peace for the Wicked In the sequel "Going Straight", Godber is engaged to Fletcher's daughter Ingrid, having met her whilst she was on a prison visit. In the 2003 mockumentary "", they are still married, and have a son.