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5 September 1974 (UK)
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Fletcher's doing five years for breaking and entering. He's quick witted and never short of a trick or two to make his life that little bit easier...
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4 wins
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3 nominations
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(3 articles)
Beckinsale's Family Tragedy
(From WENN. 30 January 2009, 4:15 AM, PST)
Actor Wilde Dies
(From WENN. 20 March 2008, 9:05 AM, PDT)
(From WENN. 30 January 2009, 4:15 AM, PST)
Actor Wilde Dies
(From WENN. 20 March 2008, 9:05 AM, PDT)
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One of the best sit-coms ever
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Cast
(Series Cast Summary - 6 of 21) | Ronnie Barker | ... | Norman Stanley Fletcher (20 episodes, 1974-1977) |
| Brian Wilde | ... | Mr. Barrowclough (19 episodes, 1974-1977) |
| Fulton Mackay | ... | Mr. Mackay (19 episodes, 1974-1977) |
| Richard Beckinsale | ... | Lennie Godber (18 episodes, 1974-1977) |
| Sam Kelly | ... | Warren / ... (12 episodes, 1974-1977) |
| Tony Osoba | ... | McLaren (9 episodes, 1974-1977) |
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30 min (19 episodes) | 40 min (1 episode) | 45 min (1 episode)
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The judge reading sentencing during the opening titles is voiced by Ronnie Barker.
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Fletch:
Didn't one governor let you grow grapes?
Blanco: Aye, that's right - they were over there. I'd read all about them and I knew I could grow grapes. Bloomin' marvel, they were. Course they made me pack it in.
Fletch: How come?
Blanco: Grapes make wine, don't they?
Fletch: Oh, really? I always used potato peelings and anti-freeze myself!
Blanco: We managed to put down a dozen bottles before they tumbled us.
Fletch: Good drop was it?
Blanco: Well, in the wine stakes, I don't suppose it were a classic, but to a man who hadn't had a drink in eleven years, Chateau Slade was the finest drop in the land ...
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Blanco: Aye, that's right - they were over there. I'd read all about them and I knew I could grow grapes. Bloomin' marvel, they were. Course they made me pack it in.
Fletch: How come?
Blanco: Grapes make wine, don't they?
Fletch: Oh, really? I always used potato peelings and anti-freeze myself!
Blanco: We managed to put down a dozen bottles before they tumbled us.
Fletch: Good drop was it?
Blanco: Well, in the wine stakes, I don't suppose it were a classic, but to a man who hadn't had a drink in eleven years, Chateau Slade was the finest drop in the land ...
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Referenced in "Just a Minute: (#3.8)" (1995)
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This show is without a doubt one of the funniest comedies ever made and it easily passes the test of time because the jokes do not date. The funniest line has to be this sequence between McKay (the head guard) and Fletcher. McKay: "Just don't let me catch you cheating" Fletcher: "I won't" McKay: "You won't what?" Fletcher: "I won't let you catch me!"