The Pot Carriers DVD – Carole Lesley, Paul Rogers 

Ronald Fraser and Paul Massie star in this comedy prison drama. New inmate Rainbow (Massie) has just been imprisoned for a year for his part in a fight over his girlfriend Wendy (Carole Lesley). After being assigned to kitchen duty, he becomes involved in a food-trading racket. When the scheme is betrayed to the prison’s governor (Paul Rogers), its prime mover is threatened with an extended sentence – unless Rainbow can come up with a way to save him.

Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play. The Pot Carriers is a comedy-drama based on the play by Mike Watts and is directed by Peter Graham Scott, this British classic looks at life in a British prison. Rainbow (Paul Massie, Orders to Kill) has just been sent into the slammer for a year for ducking it out in a brutal fight over his girlfriend Wendy (Carole Lesley). He knows he is in for a miserable time of it, so much so that after being assigned kitchen duty he joins up with the rest of his co-workers in wheeling and dealing the food they can snitch for various sundries stolen from other parts of the prison’s supply chain. This racket is well-organized, but one day its prime mover is framed and threatened with an extended sentence unless Rainbow can come up with a way to save him. Actors  Ronald Fraser, Paul Massie, Carole Lesley, Dennis Price, Paul Rogers, Davy Kaye, Eddie Byrne & Campbell Singer Director Peter Graham Scott Certificate PG Year 1962 Languages English Duration 1 hour and 24 minutes (approx)

The Pot Carriers