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Prisoner and Escort
The pilot episode of the classic comedy series about the inmates of HM Slade Prison. For wily old lag Fletcher, en route to incarceration, the prospect of spending the next five years studying woodwork and botany in the halls as a guest of the Queen provokes only one thought - escape.
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00:10
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Credits
Role | Contributor |
---|---|
Fletcher | Ronnie Barker |
Mr MacKay | Fulton Mackay |
Mr Barrowclough | Brian Wilde |
Writer | Ian La Frenais |
Writer | Dick Clement |
Producer | Sydney Lotterby |
Director | James Gilbert |
Broadcasts
- Sun 1 Apr 1973 20:15Â鶹ÊÓƵAV Two England
- Sat 1 Nov 2008 17:45Â鶹ÊÓƵAV Two England, Northern Ireland (Analogue) & Northern Ireland only
- Mon 3 Nov 2008 19:30Â鶹ÊÓƵAV Two Scotland
- Mon 10 Nov 2008 19:30Â鶹ÊÓƵAV Two Wales (Analogue)
- Sat 14 Nov 2009 19:00Â鶹ÊÓƵAV Two England, Northern Ireland & Scotland only
- Sat 19 Dec 2009 18:05Â鶹ÊÓƵAV Two Wales
- Sat 26 Apr 2014 20:00Â鶹ÊÓƵAV Two HD, Wales, Scotland, England & Northern Ireland only
- Tue 24 Aug 2021 20:30
- Tue 10 Sep 2024 20:00
- Sunday 00:10
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