Men Without Women (Porridge) will be his final stretch, because nowadays, it's mostly kids in prison and Fletcher's the father figure. When Fletcher returns to Slade prison on Sunday evening, Barrowclough and Mackay discuss Fletcher's change in attitude. Mackay comments that Fletcher has learned that he cannot beat the system, but as he looks through the peephole on the door of Fletcher's cell, he sees Fletcher sticking the fingers at him. Fletcher achieved this by holding his paper, and then moving it to show the V-sign. Men Without Women (Porridge) "Men Without Women" is an episode of the BBC sitcom "Porridge". It first aired
Porridge (TV series) the traditional breakfast that used to be served in British prisons, and the British slang for serving a prison sentence - "Doing porridge". "Porridge" was critically acclaimed and is widely considered to be one of the greatest British sitcoms of all time, with it being ranked No. 35 on the 100 Greatest British Television Programmes compiled by the British Film Institute in 2000. In 2004 "Porridge" placed seventh in a poll to find Britain's Best Sitcom. The series was followed by a 1978 sequel, "Going Straight", which saw Barker reprise his character as he tries to avoid going back to