Porridge (TV series) to make more episodes, but Barker was wary of being "stuck with a character" and also wanted to move on to other projects, so the series came to a close. Barker did, however, reprise his role as Fletcher in a sequel, "Going Straight", which ran for one series in 1978. A feature-length version of the show was made in 1979 and in 2003 a follow-up was aired. The prison exterior in the title sequence is the old St Albans prison gatehouse and HM Prison Maidstone, which was also featured in the BBC comedy series "Birds of a Feather" (HMP Slade
Stoats Porridge Bars it lighter and fluffier with a much better texture. Stoats now sell a range of oat based products including porridge, quick porridge, porridge oat bars and oatcakes. In 2007 Stoats broke the Guinness World Record for the largest bowl of porridge ever made. The 81.2 kg bowl was equivalent to 2000 normal-sized bowls. The event was staged at the Castle Street Farmers' Market in Edinburgh. In 2016 Stoats were title sponsor of the Loony Dook. Stoats was the official 2016 partner of the World Porridge Day. Stoats Porridge Bars Stoats is a British company which sells porridge and other oat