In 1978, after three series, two Christmas specials and a full-length feature film of Porridge, writers Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais finally released Fletcher from prison. Going Straight went on to win a BAFTA and attract an audience of over 15 million.

Fletch is out. After spending three years, eight months and four days at Her Majesty's pleasure, the old lag is out of Slade Prison on parole. However, life on the outside is not going to be easy - he even finds Mr McKay in the buffet car of his train home.

Will his carefully buried nest egg still be there? Will he be able to manipulate his family (including a 17-year-old son - played be Nicholas Lyndhurst) as easily as the gullible Slade Prison lags? Will he welcome old cell-mate, Lenny Godber, now a long-distance lorry driver dating his daughter Ingrid? Or will the delights of freedom make him yearn for the company of thieves, fraudsters and even screws?

All three Christmas specials of the BBC sitcom starring Michael Crawford as the accident-prone Frank Spencer. Episodes are: 'Jessica's First Christmas', 'Learning to Drive' and 'Learning to Fly'.

All four series of the popular British television comedy. Richard Briers plays Martin Bryce, well-meaning local busybody and enthusiastic convener of his suburban residents' association, and Penelope Wilton stars as Ann, his long-suffering wife. The only threat to Martin's settled existence is the presence of his new neighbour Paul (Peter Egan), a younger man who might just be paying too much attention to Martin's wife, and who always seems to get the better of him in any exchange.Episodes from series one are: 'The New Neighbour', 'Taking Over', 'A Strange Woman', 'Holiday Plans' and 'Vicars and Tarts'. Episodes from series two are: 'The Tea Party', 'The Cricket Match', 'A Married Man', 'Housework', 'Snooker', 'Boredom', 'The Psychiatrist' and 'The Party'. Episodes from series three are: 'Manure', 'One Night Stand', 'House to Let', 'Local Hero', 'The Campaign' and 'Cavaliers and Roundheads'. Episodes from series four are: 'Relaxation', 'Goodbye, Paul?', 'Stuck in a Loft', 'Neighbourhood Watch', 'The Footpath', 'Jumping to Conclusions' and 'Half an Office'.

No Way Out
In his innocence, Godber is looking forward to Christmas, but Fletch just wants a quiet sojourn in the prison hospital. As he says: "there's one big event round here, it's not the coming of the Lord - it's the tunnelling of Tommy Slocombe". Just as Fletcher's 'old knee injury' wins him a trip to the local civilian hospital for a full check up and x-ray, genial Harry Grout decides to call in a favour.

The Desperate Hours
Christmas behind cars might not be so bad. Fletch and Godber have spent months fermenting their illicit cell-brew liquor "Chateau Slade" and it is ready for tasting. But things are about to take a turn for the worst - Mackay has discovered the brew and then they find themselves caught up in psychotic Reg Unwin's attempt to take Mr Barraclough hostage. Will Fletch be the hero of the day - even if it means helping out a 'screw'?