Ep 2: The Hustler. After his first week inside Slade Prison, Fletcher tries to take advantage of the gambling culture inside Slade Prison by setting up various bets. However, he hasn't counted on Horrible Ives, who is determined to stitch Fletch up, and needs all his wits about him if he is to avoid detection...
Starring Ronnie Barker, Richard Beckinsale, Brian Wilde, Fulton Mackay, Brian Glover, Ken Jones, Christopher Biggins, Ray Dunbobbin, Graham Ashley and John Quarmby. These are from my own collection, and was widely regarded as one of Ronnie Barker's finest works (and he did a few!). It's helped no end by superb support cast and a script by Dick Clements and Ian La Frenais that feels as fresh today as it ever was.