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Porridge•Season 1•Episode 6

Men Without Women

8.1/10 · 214 votesOct 10, 197430 min

Ranked #3 of 6 in Season 1•+0.1 vs season avg

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Fletch fancies himself as a bit of an agony aunt and is called upon by his fellow inmates to help out with affairs of the heart.

Directed bySydney Lotterby

Written byIan La Frenais, Dick Clement

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Season 1 Episodes6

New Faces, Old Hands

The Hustler

A Night In

A Day Out

Ways and Means

Men Without Women

Cast4

Ronnie Barker

Norman Stanley Fletcher

Richard Beckinsale

Lennie Godber

Fulton Mackay

Mr. Mackay

Brian Wilde

Mr. Barrowclough

Crew4

Ian La Frenais

Writer

Dick Clement

Writer

Sydney Lotterby

Director

Ray Millichope

Editor

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Episode Summary

"Men Without Women" is episode 6 of Porridge season 1. It scored 8.1/10 from 214 votes, ranking #3 of 6 episodes this season (season average 8.0). Directed by Sydney Lotterby and written by Ian La Frenais, Dick Clement, it aired on October 10, 1974.

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