Porridge
Season 3
Ep 4. Pardon Me
- March 11, 1977
- 30 min
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8.3 (124)
Old Blanco is doing time for the murder of his wife and swears he isn't guilty. Now he's up before the Parole Board and it looks as if he's sure to be released. Blanco surprises everyone by turning down parole when it's offered to him. He explains that, if he accepts parole, he'll also be admitting that he was guilty of a crime for which he was wrongly convicted. He insists that he'll only leave prison if he's offered a full pardon. Fletch and his fellow felons form an appeal committee to win Blanco a pardon from the home office. They eventually win an appeal, only to find that while Blanco didn't kill his wife, he should be serving time for another murder.