History Trivia / Porridge

* CharacterOutlivesActor: Ingrid (Fletch's daughter, who married Godber in ''Going Straight'') gets a phone call from her husband to say that he can't make it back for the documentary. Creator/RichardBeckinsale died shortly after ''Going Straight'' completed filming.

* OldShame: Creator/RonnieBarker later said his only regret about the series was performing the opening narration.

* RecycledScript: Fletcher correcting Godber's mixed metaphors in ''Going Straight'' was reused in TheMovie.

** Ronnie Barker's desire not to be solely associated with one character was why he chose to leave the show after three series.

* IAmNotSpock: Creator/PeterVaughan claimed that for years after the series ended, people would shout at him, "Let you out they, Grouty?"

* OldShame: Creator/RonnieBarkerlater said his only regret about the series was performing the opening narration.

* UnderageCasting: The then thirty-five year old Creator/DavidJason played the extremely elderly Blanco Webb.

* ActingForTwo: Ronnie Barker also voiced the judge in the intro.

* TheCharacterDiedWithHim: When the 2016 special aired, it's stated that Fletcher passed away in 2011, six years after Ronnie Barker died.
* CharacterOutlivesActor: Ingrid (Fletch's daughter, who married Godber in ''Going Straight'') gets a phone call from her husband to say that he can't make it back for the documentary. Richard Beckinsale died shortly after ''Going Straight'' completed filming.

* DawsonCasting: Fletcher was born, in his words, "two-two-thirty-two" - 2 February 1932. Ronnie Barker was born in 1929.

* OldShame: Barker later said his only regret about the series was performing the opening narration.
* TheOtherDarrin: As mentioned above, Ronnie Barker provides the voice of the judge in the opening narration. The said judge later appeared as a prisoner himself, and was played by Maurice Denholm. Barker's narration was retained, though, so we effectively had both Darrins at once.

* AuthorExistenceFailure: Any plans for a second series of ''Going Straight'' were dashed when Richard Beckinsale prematurely died.

* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: ''Porridge'' holds up better than most 1970s sitcoms as it is mainly set in a prison, though Fletcher purchasing a pint of beer and six packets of crisps for a pound (in "A Day Out") stands out. Nowadays there wouldn't be much change from £10.

* RetroactiveRecognition: For British youth, Fulton Mackay is best known as The Captain from ''Series/FraggleRock''.

* AuthorExitenceFailure: Any plans for a second series of ''Going Straight'' were dashed when Richard Beckinsale prematurely died.

* TheDanza: Averted by Fulton Mackay, who plays Mr Mackay, as the character had already been named before he was cast.

* OldShame: Barker later said his only regret about ''Porridge'' was performing the opening narration.

* IAmNotSpock: Creator/PeterVaughn claimed that for years after the series ended, people would shout at him, "Let you out they, Grouty?"

* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: ''Porridge'' holds up better than most 1970s sitcoms as it is mainly set in a prison, though Fletcher purchasing a pint of beer and six packets of crisps for a pound (in "A Day Out") stands out. Nowadays there wouldn't be much change from £10.

* TheOtherDarrin: As mentioned above, Ronnie Barker provides the voice of the judge in the opening narration. The said judge later appeared as a prisoner himself, and was played by Maurice Denholm. Barker's narration was retained, though, so we effectively had both Darrins at once.

* TheDanza: Mr Mackay is played by Fulton Mackay.

* TheOtherDarrin: As mentioned above, Ronnie Barker provides the voice of the judge in the opening narration. The said judge later appeared as a prisoner himself, and was played by Maurice Denholm. Barker's narration was retained, though, so we effectively had both Darrins at once.
* PlayingGertrude: The then thirty-five year old Creator/DavidJason played the extremely elderly Blanco Webb.