Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Porridge has been recommissioned for a new six-episode series by the BBC. The sitcom was revamped for the channel’s Landmark ...

The BBC's trend of bringing back nostalgic comedies might have worked well for Still Open All Hours, but unfortunately the Porridge revival hasn't fared as well with viewers. The broadcaster has ...

Viewers in the 1970s couldn't get enough of the BBC's Porridge, but one of the show's main stars, Michael Barrington, had a very famous wife who starred in a different BBC sitcom ...