Ranked #1 of 6 in Season 2•+0.4 vs season avg
Fletcher is having a spell in the prison hospital with a broken ankle. He's sharing a ward with old Blanco, who tells him that another inmate has swindled him out of his belongings in a crooked card game. Fletcher hatches a plan to recover Blanco's
Ronnie Barker
Norman Stanley Fletcher
Richard Beckinsale
Lennie Godber
Fulton Mackay
Mr. Mackay
Brian Wilde
Mr. Barrowclough
Ian La Frenais
Writer
Dick Clement
Writer
Sydney Lotterby
Director
Ray Millichope
Editor
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"Happy Release" is episode 5 of Porridge season 2. It scored 8.7/10 from 222 votes, ranking #1 of 6 episodes this season (season average 8.3). Directed by Sydney Lotterby and written by Ian La Frenais, Dick Clement, it aired on November 21, 1975.
