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Prisoner and Escort

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Last broadcast on Sat, 14 Nov 2009, 19:00 on BBC Two (England, Northern Ireland, Scotland only) (see all broadcasts).

Synopsis

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.

Credits

Fletcher
Ronnie Barker
Mr MacKay
Fulton Mackay
Mr Barrowclough
Brian Wilde
Director
James Gilbert
Producer
Sydney Lotterby
Writer
Ian La Frenais
Writer
Dick Clement

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30 minutes

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    Published:
    19 Jan 2004

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