Porridge

British 1970s TV sitcom
TVSeries television_series Q4347124
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Porridge

Summary

Porridge is a television series[1]. Porridge ranks in the top 7% of television_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,794 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Porridge is the creator of Dick Clement[3].
  • Porridge's instance of is recorded as television series[4].
  • Porridge was directed by Sydney Lotterby[5].
  • Porridge's genre is sitcom[6].
  • A cast member of Porridge was Ronnie Barker[7].
  • A cast member of Porridge was Richard Beckinsale[8].
  • A cast member of Porridge was Fulton Mackay[9].
  • A cast member of Porridge was Brian Wilde[10].
  • A cast member of Porridge was Sam Kelly[11].
  • A cast member of Porridge was Tony Osoba[12].
  • A cast member of Porridge was Michael Barrington[13].
  • A cast member of Porridge was Christopher Biggins[14].
  • Porridge was produced by Sydney Lotterby[15].
  • The original language of Porridge was English[16].
  • Porridge's original broadcaster is recorded as British Broadcasting Corporation[17].
  • Porridge's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[18].
  • Porridge began on April 1, 1973[19].
  • Porridge's distributed by is recorded as BBC Worldwide[20].
  • Porridge's narrative location is recorded as Cumbria[21].
  • Porridge's number of episodes is recorded as {'amount': '+21'}[22].
  • Porridge's title is recorded as Porridge[23].
  • Porridge's list of episodes is recorded as list of Porridge episodes[24].
  • Porridge's number of seasons is recorded as {'amount': '+3'}[25].
  • Porridge's set in environment is recorded as island[26].
  • Porridge's P14821 is recorded as 71036[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Porridge was produced by Sydney Lotterby[15]. Porridge was directed by Sydney Lotterby[5]. Cast members include Ronnie Barker[7], Richard Beckinsale[8], Fulton Mackay[9], Brian Wilde[10], Sam Kelly[11], and Tony Osoba[12]. Porridge is the creator of Dick Clement[3].

Publication

The original language of Porridge was English[16]. Porridge's genre is sitcom[6].

Why It Matters

Porridge ranks in the top 7% of television_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,794 views/month).[2] Porridge has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Porridge is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country of origin → —
    P14821 → 71036
    Number of seasons → {'amount': '+3'}
    Genre → sitcom
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14821]]: 71036, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269672|batch #269672]]"
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