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Porridge Revisited Talk

Patch, Grays Yard, Chelmsford, Essex, CM2 6QR

  • 09 Sep 2024
  • In person
  • Pre-booking required

Ex Prison Governor Lindsay Whitehouse, presents this talk all about the TV series Porridge. The film was filmed at HMP Chelmsford

This talk reviews the TV comedy starring Ronnie Barker. It re-acquaints the audience with the programme and its main characters and revisits some of their adventures.  It looks at some of the practices shown in Porridge that were later incorporated into the wider regime in UK prisons today. I show clips from the programme, which are templates for modern-day diversity, equality, and inclusivity (yes, really!) by using the strongest tool of them all: humour. You will see why Porridge is just as relevant today as when it was first shown on TV.

Timings & Tours

Monday 09 September:
1900

Location & directions

Patch, Grays Yard, Chelmsford, Essex, CM2 6QR

Directions:
Patch is located in Grays Yard near Nandos

Booking information

Pre-booking requirement:
Pre-booking required
Booking conditions:
Please advise if you need to cancel to enable us to give the space to another.
Booking website:
https://www.chelmsfordhod.co.uk
Booking opens:
17 Jul 2024 12:00 AM
Booking closes:
09 Sep 2024 12:00 AM

Additional information

Max no of people per tour:
50
Est. tour duration:
1 hour(s) 0 minute(s)

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