Convicts are fuming because they’re not doing Porridge.
Inmates in a jail’s “oldies” unit are up in arms after discovering they can’t see Ronnie Barker’s classic comedy hit on TVs while younger lags in other wings can.
A technical problem has left 480 OAPs with just nine Freeview channels, not including Yesterday which screens the 70s sitcom and other golden oldies.
A source at category C HMP Littlehey in Huntingdon said: “The older men are fuming. They reckon the youngsters in the jail don’t appreciate these classics while they are stuck watching modern drivel. It’s a bit ironic they can’t watch Porridge.”
Yesterday also shows wartime comedy ‘Allo ‘Allo! and One Foot In The Grave.
It’s also home to Murder Maps and its true crime tales. They don’t even have TV Gold, which airs Men Behaving Badly, The Best of Tommy Cooper, and the Kenny Everett Video Show.
The signals snag in the OAP Woodlands Unit was uncovered by Independent Monitoring Board inspectors.
The inspectors said: “It is understood the situation cannot be resolved without expenditure due to limitations of the equipment. The Board is concerned about the unequal delivery of services.”
The Ministry of Justice said: “We are aware of the situation and are applying for funding.”
