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1979 | DIRECTED BY DICK CLEMENT

Porridge

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Movie Stats
Year
1979
Runtime
 93 minutes (1 hr 33 mins)
Select Cast
Ronnie Barker
Richard Beckinsale
Fulton Mackay
Brian Wilde
Peter Vaughan
Julian Holloway
Full cast and crew
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No of ratings:
1
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First viewed:
10th Sep 2019
Last viewed:
9th May 2025
Total views:
52
Release Dates
US release date
 US release
16th November 1979
45 years 10 months 15 days ago
Total Grosses
United Kingdom Flag
UK total gross
  £1.8 Million
Cinema Tickets Sold
United Kingdom Flag
UK tickets sold
1.6 Million aprox.
Box Office Breakdown
UK Box Office
  • Released: 10th Aug '79
  • Debut position: 2
  • Highest position: 2
  • Debut gross: £520.4 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 9
US Box Office
  • Release: No US cinema release.
Global Box Office
  • No global cinema data.
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Directed by
dick clement Dick Clement
Starring
Ronnie Barker
Richard Beckinsale
Fulton Mackay
Brian Wilde
Peter Vaughan
Julian Holloway
Geoffrey Bayldon
Christopher Godwin
Barrie Rutter
Daniel Peacock
Sam Kelly
Ken Jones
Philip Locke
Gorden Kaye
Oliver Smith
Andrew Dunford
Steven Steen
Ivan Steward
Derek James
Karl Howman
Rod Culbertson
G.B. Zoot Money
Derek Deadman
Robert Putt
Allan Warren
Stewart Harwood
Tony Osoba
John Barrett
Paul Barber
Sebastian Abineri
John Dair
Barry James
Jackie Pallo Jr.
Robert Lee
Robert Hamilton
Charles Pemberton
Colin Rix
Paul McDowell
Michael O'Hagan
Paul Luty
Duncan Preston
Bunny May
Elizabeth Knight
Nicholas McArdle
Jean Campbell-Dallas
Bill Kerry
Noel Flanagan
Barry Hayes
Steve Meek
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UK Box Office Info
Highest Place
2
Weeks top 15
9
Total weeks
9
Total UK Gross:
£1,795,890
UK Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
Porridge
10 Aug 1979
2N
£520,366
£520,366
17 Aug 1979
2▲▼
£335,720
£1,007,160
24 Aug 1979
3▼
£216,594
£1,299,562
31 Aug 1979
3▲▼
£139,738
£1,481,221
7 Sep 1979
4▼
£90,154
£1,607,437
14 Sep 1979
4▲▼
£58,164
£1,691,775
21 Sep 1979
5▼
£37,525
£1,740,558
28 Sep 1979
6▼
£24,210
£1,773,242
5 Oct 1979
6▲▼
£15,619
£1,795,890

* Box office information before 1997 is continually being researched by our team and can be innacurate.

North American Box Office Chart History
No US box office info

* Box office information before 1997 is continually being researched by our team and can be innacurate.

Global Box Office Chart History
No US box office info

* Box office information befroe 2018 for global figures is continually being researched and hence is not complete and can be innacurate.

Global Box Office Release Breakdown
No global box office info
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Top Grossing Movie Chart Position
UK total gross
£1,795,890
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Porridge
2930
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Genres
Comedy
Comedy
Crime
Crime
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