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{{Infobox television episode
| series = [[Porridge (1974 TV series)|Porridge]]
| image =
| caption =
| season = 2
| episode = 3
| airdate = {{Start date|1975|11|07|df=yes}}
| production =
| writer = [[Dick Clement]] and [[Ian La Frenais]]
| director = [[Sydney Lotterby]]
| guests =
| episode_list = List of Porridge episodes
| prev = [[Heartbreak Hotel (Porridge)|Heartbreak Hotel]]
| next = [[No Peace for the Wicked]]
}}
"'''Disturbing the Peace'''" is an episode of the British [[sitcom]] ''[[Porridge (1974 TV series)|Porridge]]'', made for the [[BBC]]. It first aired on 7 November 1975,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0676962/|title=Original Air Date (Disturbing the Peace)|date=|work=IMDB|accessdate=12 July 2013}}</ref> and is the third episode of the second series. In this episode, Mr Mackay leaves Slade Prison to go on a course, though the prisoners soon wish for him back when they discover how awful his replacement is.

==Synopsis==
One day, Fletcher visits the governor in his office to show him a stack of new books for him to check, before they will be stocked in the library. While he is distracted using one of these to prop up his lopsided bookcase, Fletcher notices a memo and briefly reads it. Upon returning to his cells, he reveals to Godber that prison officer Mackay is due to leave Slade Prison to attend a course. Fletcher makes a sly bet with Mr. Mackay that he can use astrology to predict his future and MacKay rebukes him for having the audacity to try to bet with him in front of his impressionable young cellmate (he accepts the bet though). After he departs a few days later, the prisoners rejoice and look forward to an easier time in the prison. However, Fletcher breaks the mood when he discovers that Mackay's replacement, Mr. Wainwright, is a harsh prison officer that he had met before at [[Brixton prison]] and who was first mentioned in series 1 episode [[Ways_and_Means_(Porridge)|Ways and Means]].

Wainwright soon [[bullying|bullies]] the prisoners while on duty, including forcing Godber to clean spilled mashed potatoes from his shoe. Fletcher, whom he remembers, is punished worse when he purposely treads on his hand while he is cleaning floors. Fletcher and Godber are later visited by prison officer Barrowclough, while moaning about Wainwright, and discover that he is being transferred to the prison farm on Wainwright's instructions. Although Godber suggests he toughens up, Barrowclough's gentile nature makes him refuse to do so. After he leaves, Fletcher decides to arrange for something to sabotage Wainwright's position at the prison.

The next day, Fletcher has McLaren and Godber start a fight during lunch hour, under the claim that the food is not fit for consumption. The resulting chaos causes the prison guards to secure the prison and attempt to defuse the situation in the dinner hall. When Wainwright fails to quell the riot, Fletcher meets with the governor and convinces him to have Barrowclough end the situation. Rather timidly, Barrowclough agrees and meekly tells the men to stop fighting, clean up their mess and report back to their cells. Because of their respect for him, the prisoners comply without hesitation. Following the riot, Wainwright returns to Brixton in shame, while Mackay returns from his course, intent on enforcing a new regime. Despite his threat, the prisoners greet his return with a chorus of "[[For He's a Jolly Good Fellow]]", which he discreetly appreciates.

==Episode cast==
{| class="wikitable"
! Actor
! Role
|-
| [[Ronnie Barker]]
| [[Norman Stanley Fletcher]]
|-
| [[Brian Wilde]]
| Mr Barrowclough
|-
| [[Fulton Mackay]]
| Mr Mackay
|-
| [[Richard Beckinsale]]
| Lennie Godber
|-
| [[Peter Jeffrey]]
| Mr Wainwright
|-
| [[Philip Madoc]]
| Williams
|-
| [[Sam Kelly]]
| Warren
|-
| [[Tony Osoba]]
| McLaren
|-
| [[Michael Barrington]]
| Venables
|-
| [[Madge Hindle]]
| Mrs Heskith
|-
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Porridge}}

[[Category:Porridge (1974 TV series) episodes]]
[[Category:1975 British television episodes]]

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