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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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Tue 24 Aug 2021
20:30
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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
Sat 1 Nov 2008 17:45±«Óãtv Two England, Northern Ireland (Analogue) & Northern Ireland only- Mon 3 Nov 2008 19:30±«Óãtv Two Scotland
- Mon 10 Nov 2008 19:30±«Óãtv Two Wales (Analogue)
- Sat 14 Nov 2009 19:00±«Óãtv Two England, Northern Ireland & Scotland only
- Sat 19 Dec 2009 18:05±«Óãtv Two Wales
- Sat 26 Apr 2014 20:00±«Óãtv Two except Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
- Tue 24 Aug 2021 20:30
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