Porridge - 2017..........

[The Upper Library]

Just got in and started watching Porridge (2017) , the new series on BBC iplayer ........................

Is this some kind of sick joke?!...........it is so unbelievably awful..........I just can't believe it.

It is one thing to try to remake a classic but to then produce such rubbish takes courage.............

Probably the worst attempt at televisual entertainment that I have had the misfortune to witness in at least a couple of decades........


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[Petee]

Saira Choudhry (Joanne) made it worthwhile

 

[studio150]

Just got in and started watching Porridge (2017) , the new series on BBC iplayer ........................

Is this some kind of sick joke?!...........it is so unbelievably awful..........I just can't believe it.

It is one thing to try to remake a classic but to then produce such rubbish takes courage.............

Probably the worst attempt at televisual entertainment that I have had the misfortune to witness in at least a couple of decades........


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It really must be truly awful given the total lack of new funny and watchable comedy shows in revent years (Amanda Hart).

Why not just show repeats of the original Porridge.

 

[marlowe]

It was written by the writers of the original series, Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais. I was going to watch it but forgot. Seems I didn't miss much.

 

[Foul Play Rocks]

I seem to remember that a little while ago the BBC did a one off special of lots of tv shows such as ‘Are you being served’ and ‘Porridge’ etc and that I thought that the ‘Porridge’ one was the best. I’ll have a look at the new series although I can’t see it beating the original as that must be as near to TV perfection as you’re ever likely to get.

 

[whitelion]

You can't replace the original actors. Grouty and Fletcher's cellmate Robin Askwith? As well as the officers McKay and the fella from On the Buses and Last of the Summer Wine. After all even if it was written by the original writers you cannot replace the actors.

 

[BNthree]

Got to agree it was dire. Turned over halfway through. Sacrilege to butcher a classic show like that, thought it was the Yanks that insisted on making inferior remakes.

 

[Is it PotG?]

You can't replace the original actors. Grouty and Fletcher's cellmate Robin Askwith? As well as the officers McKay and the fella from On the Buses and Last of the Summer Wine. After all even if it was written by the original writers you cannot replace the actors.

 

[Binney on acid]

Saw a few minutes of it, but it was futile. More like a documentary than a comedy.

 

[whitelion]

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Who was it I'm just going by memory which isn't always that great.

Richard Beckinsale

 

[Is it PotG?]

Who was it I'm just going by memory which isn't always that great.

Kate's old man

 

[Sussexscots]

Richard Beckinsale

 

[sjamesb3466]

Watched the first attempt earlier this year/late last year and thought it was absolute garbage. Would rather watch 'Not going out' which is saying something. Was truly amazed when I saw they had commissioned a full series. Whoever is in charge of comedy at the BBC should commit seppuku.

 

[Beach Hut]

Lazy TV just re-cycling a comedy great and making it awful.

 

[Questions]

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Did he ‘confess’ in prison ?