I’ve got my 28 year old son onto Porridge. When I showed him a clip of The Two Ronnies, he was amazed that Fletch wasn’t Ronnie Barker’s real accent. Goes to show how great he was.

Even though this is a comedy, Grouty is one of the most sinister villains ever. Absolutely brilliant 👍

@davidmansell5986

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, he scares me to death. Great acting.

@explorer806

2 жыл бұрын

Understated menace. Yes, great acting.

@johnsmith-rs2vk

2 жыл бұрын

He should have a wing named after him in the hardest jails in the UK .

@daveyboy6985

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah very sinister. He could have made a good Hannibal Letcher.

@johnsmith-rs2vk

2 жыл бұрын

He could even put the frighteners on the Goveneur ,

Rest in Peace Peter Vaughan. You may have left us but Grouty will live on forever.

@johnsmith-rs2vk

2 жыл бұрын

Harry Grout wing in Belmarsh

@johnsmith-rs2vk

2 жыл бұрын

He could really put the frighteners on by just looking at you .

@johnsmith-rs2vk

Жыл бұрын

Well done my son . RIP . .Grouty .

@geoffboxell9301

Жыл бұрын

Peter Vaughn said that wherever he went people would call out to him as Grouty, something he found interesting seeing as he only ever appeared in 3 episodes.

I honestly think Porridge is as close to a perfect sitcom as it's possible to get. Incredible writing and fantastic performances all round. I can watch it again and again and howl with laughter.

@stephenowens3687

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, it's fantastic! Everyone on it was great!

@johnsmith-rs2vk

2 жыл бұрын

@@stephenowens3687 And the pineapple chunks knew something about it too !

@highdownmartin

Жыл бұрын

Going straight is better than you might think, on KZread. I hadn’t seen it since it was first aired and the writing is still bloody good. The fist episode is a two hander( almost) with fletch and McKay. A blinding bit of writing and really superb acting. I go back to it often, seamless.

@daviebevan

Жыл бұрын

The same here. I watch Porridge the film on a regular basis.** The one where they sneak back in prison **

@minicle426

Жыл бұрын

What about One Foot in the Grave?

Ronnie Barker was a brilliant character actor..... his attention to detail , was extraordinary and meticulous....he had this an incredible ability to evolve himself and almost morph into the character he was performing...from the mannerisms,..voice and accent to walking mechanics and demeanor....he was a genius of comedy,...both as an actor and as a writer....one of a kind

@Jamie_Pritchard

3 жыл бұрын

He had an almost chameleon like nature. You could stand Arkwright next to Fletcher and totally believe they were different people. An absolutely fantastic actor.

@martinnevey7258

3 жыл бұрын

Chris Evans...you nailed it well said...Talent we probably took for granted...back in the day with 3 channels so you had to be good (well most of the time)just to get on tv...Ronnie Barker was in the dna of our culture ...porridge was as near perfect as it's possible to get ...the writing the cast the acting the characters ....just perfect...

@wickedwitchoftheeast88

3 жыл бұрын

I absolutely love Ronnie Barker especially in Porridge and The Two Ronnies it brings back so many happy memories of watching these shows with my grandad when I was kid my grandad used to crack up laughing and I never got why until I watched the re-runs on UK Gold when I was an adult and I was creasing up because I finally got the jokes and innuendo's 🤣🤣

@donleemacandrew777

2 жыл бұрын

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@johnsmith-rs2vk

Жыл бұрын

Wonderfully said , thank you. But Grouty could even put the frighteners on the Govenour of Slade prison !

Even now we've had Only Fools and Horses, Porridge remains my favourite sitcom. Ronnie Barker was just so good as Fletcher, and McKay. Barrowclough, Grouty etc etc were all superbly cast and acted

Grouty is such a great character - and I do love it when I get to learn new words. In this case 'fortissimo'

'I need a bicycle.' 'What colour?' Brilliant!

Peter Vaughan was one of our finest actors. RIP

@vordman

7 жыл бұрын

No doubt about it, tremendously versatile. Fantastic he was in GoT later in life.

@terrylick5908

5 жыл бұрын

+vordman yes. the British always put excellent top notch actors comedians back then. 👍

@jacksugden8190

5 жыл бұрын

Scary man who looked like a Cray twin.

@jasonorton8455

3 жыл бұрын

Top actor ay👌

@terrythekittieful

2 жыл бұрын

@@jacksugden8190 He was excellent in 'Straw Dogs' with Dustin Hoffman (1972?). Scary man in that as well.

Ronnie Barker was absolutely amazing - the characters he played, all different. He must have had a tremendous memory too, some of the tongue twister things he said in the the Two Ronnies. You don't see anyone as talented these days.

@halfdayofthejackal9372

Жыл бұрын

And a true gentleman

@greasylimpet3323

Жыл бұрын

@@halfdayofthejackal9372 I think both he and Ronnie Corbett would have been. They both had a great sense of humour; quite often RC has to stifle a laugh. 'Four candles' was about the funniest sketch you could see.

Grouty and Fletcher are awesome sketches.

Greatest sitcom villain ever RIP

Porridge was a briliant show - and still funny.

I never tire of that show and the characters. A comedy 🎭 great.

worth finding the Blue Peter, Porridge video on here, where John Noakes visits the set and talks to RB. Great insight into the Porridge set up, don't watch if you thought HMP Slade actually exists though. It's interesting how RB changes his voice to become Fletch, great actor.

One of my favourite lines was Fletcher being asked 'who was that?' Response 'That's Harry Grout, he runs this Nick!'. Response 'thought that was the guvnors job!' Answer 'only officially sonny, only officially!'...... Bril! 🤣

@hadz8671

2 жыл бұрын

That was in the film.

peter vaughan was such a good actor i love how he conveyed grouty as a villain just by his mannerisms

@sinistregoth

2 жыл бұрын

He was fantastic as Denethor in the BBC Radio adaptation of Lord of the Rings

@johnsmith-rs2vk

2 жыл бұрын

He could even put the frighteners on the Govenour .

Grouty has escaped the surly bonds of the scrubs. RIP.Now lets sing ..' we plough the fields and scatter...' lol.

Superb acting by the late Peter Vaughan RIP menacing and so real playing the prison daddy wonderful comedy alongside the equally talented Mr Ronnie Barker RIP they don't make em like this anymore godbless to you all involved

RIP Peter - thanks for some great characters 👍

R,I,P, Peter Vaughan. A fine acter in all genres, one of my favourites.

Peter Vaughan terrific actor. "Remains Of The Day". RIP Cheers from the USA.

@develynseether4426

3 жыл бұрын

So many remember him as Grouty or Maester Aemon but not enough praise is given to him as Sir Anthony Hopkins father in that, felt so bad for him, so proud yet makes us so aware that times robs us all.

@johnsmith-rs2vk

Жыл бұрын

yep ,quite sad ,nose dripping in the Master's wine .

RIP Peter Vaughan (April 4, 1923- December 6, 2016). #PeterVaughan #RIPPeterVaughan #porridge

Ronnie Barker was always superb in every TV show he did. Much missed by all.

Grouty in the 1960s...."Kray twins? I've shit 'em...'

Rest in peace peter! you will be missed very greatly from porridge - game of thrones, an amazing character actor

Peter Vaughan was so underrated. Phenomenally good actor.

Just brilliant.British comedy TV at its finest.RIP Ronnie and Peter.

Grouty could even put the frighteners on the Governor !

RIP Grouty... A kind of more threatening version of Mr Bridger from "The Italian Job".

Rest In Peace Harry Grout

Brilliant timing and chemistry.

RIP Grouty. 2016 strikes again.

Ronnie Barker . One of the greatest actors .

'What colour?' Stop it I can't take any more, giggling and laughing watching these clips 🤣👍

5 ⭐ pure class 👍

It took great talent to be as funny as Ronnie Barker, but Peter Vaughan managed it.

@johnsmith-rs2vk

Жыл бұрын

Your knee , Fletch . A couple of my lads could have a go at it !

They really do not make 'em like this anymore. Wonderful comedy.

"We need all the fortissimo we can get." just laid gently in there.

Well done my son, to each and every one

The thing that I love is that I don't look at Fletch and think of Arkwright, they seem like two different people altogether, there are some actors who seem to play the same bloke in a different costume, but Ronnie Barker was a chameleon!

@grahamblack1961

6 ай бұрын

When I was a kid in the 70s I thought there were two Ronnie Barkers, the one in Open All Hours and the one in Porridge

"Oh, certainly. What colour?" HAHAHA.

A ferret I ain't brilliant line brilliant script awesome show

RIP Peter Vaughan / Harry Grout

@johnsmith-rs2vk

Жыл бұрын

He could even put the frighteners on the Govenour .

Grouty could put the frighteners on any body .

Brilliant comedy 👏.

I can’t think of any role Peter played when he didn’t display the finest acting and create a key character

Great acting .

Certainly! What colour?

We plough the fields and scatter . Nymphs and sheperds gone away !

RIP Grouty

@johnsmith-rs2vk

Жыл бұрын

Just doing a ten in that big cell in the sky . Reduced to three months on appeal !

Grouty :(

peter vaughan what an actor sad loss

GROUTY COULD EVEN PUT THE FRIGHTENERS ON THE GOVERNOR :

he was only in three episodes apparently - RIP Grouty

@dlamiss

4 жыл бұрын

Yes but shows how good both the actor and writing was as everyone remembers genial Harry Grout

@Gommerell

3 жыл бұрын

@@dlamiss Dead right, I amazed to learn Grouty was only in 3 episodes . All the acting in porridge was first class, completely believable characters.

@hadz8671

2 жыл бұрын

He was a key character in the film as well.

@cloudstrife1983

2 жыл бұрын

Its like Slater in Only Fools. 3 episodes, but remembered we'll.

classic stuff

Also RB . The rhyming slang sermon .

That woman in the hospital 😘

Frank Sinatra liked Peter Vaughan and had him co-star with him in a film he made in the UK.

Grouty is terrifying ngl.

Chuck Norris checks under his bed for grouty....

@johnsmith-rs2vk

Жыл бұрын

He only finds Samson and Deliah .

@johnsmith-rs2vk

Жыл бұрын

Well , The round house kick .

Grouty actually thinks he’d be doing Fletch a favour by smashing up his knee!

@davidmansell5986

2 жыл бұрын

Yes. I love that! Still makes me laugh!

@johnsmith-rs2vk

Жыл бұрын

A couple of my lads could have a go at it !

Good ol Grouty, to this day i consider the episode of the Prison boxing match as the funniest thing I have ever watched. Godber was in training for it, Grouty had the winners already picked, and Fletch had to sort it out.

It bothered me for years that genial Harry Grout and mister McKay couldn't really exist in the same prison. It occurred to me last night, that Grouty must have done a 'deal'. He was going down, but grassed someone up, a big character, in exchange for some domestic comforts.

@minicle426

Жыл бұрын

The Governor?

Check out RB . Drunk wedding speech !

That’s Gregor Fisher’s Father in law

Peter Vaugh also played a very sinister Long John Silver in a TV series. Like Grouty, he came across as so "genial" but there was evil just under the skin.

Porridge , only fools and horses and open all hours

The perfect Sir Harry King has gone and died.. What a shame, he would have been brilliant!

Harris what did Mackay just do to you

Maester Aemon?!?!

@TheBestMonsterHunter

9 жыл бұрын

Yup

@SebastiaanBakker1

7 жыл бұрын

Not so immortal. RIP Peter Vaughan

I remember watching all Porridge episodes on KZread for free. Now you've got to pay for it 😡

What does 'come up from the smoke' mean?

@barryholt9564

3 жыл бұрын

...And there you thought it was a drugs reference...

@danw1374

3 жыл бұрын

From London. AKA 'The smoke'

All Fletch has was the gift of the gab.

@SpeccyMan

5 жыл бұрын

He had timing as well but clearly you weren't paying attention.

@danw1374

4 жыл бұрын

Ronnie Barker also co wrote Porridge under the alias name 'Gerald Wiley'

@jacksugden8190

2 жыл бұрын

@@danw1374 Ner knew that

@gavinforsyth321

Жыл бұрын

Don't watch it then

Barker, Vaughn and Wilde. Three tremendous character actors no longer with us. I think it's only Biggins left of the Porridge regulars now.

@lardy70s

4 жыл бұрын

Tony Osoba - "Jock" McClaren is still with us.

Very pretty girl .

@geddgillespie5452

5 жыл бұрын

Extremely!

@vordman

4 жыл бұрын

Carol Hawkins, top 70s sit-com crumpet.

Aemond

Harry Grout wing ?

Carol Hawkins

Shirt and tie in prison.. brits lol

Did Peter Vaughan ever look young?

Always looked sinister , but must of been different in real life .

Farewell big man, sort them out in heaven.

What episode is this?

@Alcagaur1

5 жыл бұрын

It's from the Season 2 Special "No Way Out", a Christmas-themed episode.

One problem I’ve always had with Porridge is whenever Harry Grout forces Fletcher to do something that could get him in trouble, why doesn’t he just report Grout to Mr MacKay?

@lewisgreen2957

2 жыл бұрын

Because he likes his knees to remain attached to his legs..

@MrSniperfox29

2 жыл бұрын

Because Grouty is really the defacto ruler of the prison, and could bring it to his knees if he chose to. Even the governor is fine with leaving him alone and letting him get on with what he wants to.

@stevebarley8413

2 жыл бұрын

Obviously you don't know what happens to grassers in the nick

@ShadSimm

Жыл бұрын

I don’t actually recall seeing MacKay and Grouty in the same scene together…

@highdownmartin

Жыл бұрын

Facking really?

Back when porridge was funny

@lardy70s

4 жыл бұрын

Still is

@coffeeguy6673

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed, although the new "Porridge" is by the same writers it just isn't funny. My own opinion of course, everyone else's may differ.

Fletcher’s character was too overpowering, needed toning down a bit.

@SpeccyMan

5 жыл бұрын

What total bollocks, he was spot on every time! You're a fucking moron.

@salvadormarley

5 жыл бұрын

Fletcher's character was pretty much perfection.

@BeasleyStreet

4 жыл бұрын

is this a pun on the toning down....if so lol

Grouty’s plant: carolhawkins.co.uk/