Sitcoms like Men Behaving Badly may not be high culture but, as a new series shows, they create comedy from the mundanities of real life.

Four decades on, the BBC is revamping its classic sitcom Porridge, which starred Ronnie Barker, with Kevin Bishop as Fletch, original Fletcher's grandson, in the nick.

Comedian David Quantick's thoughts on Porridge, the latest classic sitcom to hit the stage

A further look at the genius of Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais, where they gave Ronnie Barker his role of a lifetime...

Porridge, also Haferbrei, hat einen schlechten Ruf. Viele denken an geschmacklose Pampe. Dabei kann Porridge, mit den richtigen Zutaten, sehr lecker sein.

This is the first England cap awarded to Collyhurst footballing legend and one of the game’s most colourful characters, Stanley ‘Stan’ Bowles. Bowles won the cap on his debut game…