Disturbing the Peace (Porridge) will be made a misery. Despite this, every prisoner greets Mackay with a chorus of For He's a Jolly Good Fellow, which Mackay reacts to with a wry, almost appreciative smile. Disturbing the Peace (Porridge) "Disturbing the Peace" is an episode of the BBC sitcom "Porridge". It first aired on 7 November 1975. In this episode, Mr Mackay leaves Slade Prison to go on a course. The rest of the prison rejoices, until they realise Mackay's replacement is Mr. Wainwright who Fletcher remembers from Brixton. Fletch realises that Wainwright is a threat, but this does not stop the prisoners teaching
Porridge (TV series) September 2009 to positive reviews. "Porridge" was immensely popular with British prisoners. Erwin James, an ex-prisoner who writes a bi-weekly column for "The Guardian" newspaper, stated that: He also noted: The script allowed the prisoners to swear without offending viewers by using the word "naff" in place of ruder words ("Naff off!", "Darn your own naffing socks", "Doing next to naff all"), thereby popularising a word that had been recorded at least as early as 1966. Ronnie Barker did not claim to have invented it and in a television interview in 2003 it was explained to him on camera what