24 Dec 1976
Porridge: The Desperate Hours
Fletcher and Godber are in trouble for brewing liquor in the lead-up to Christmas, but are caught up in a hostage situation in the Governor's office.
The Hostage Tower
1000 feet above Paris, a group of Master Criminals play a game of death.
A flamboyant master criminal and several specialists stage an audacious scheme to capture the Eiffel Tower and hold as hostage one of its visitors, the U.S. President's mother, while the head of a UN security force tries to stop them.
Top Billed Cast
Peter Fonda Mike Graham
Maud Adams Sabrina Carver
Billy Dee Williams Clarence Whitlock
Keir Dullea Mr. Smith
Britt Ekland Leah
Rachel Roberts Sonya
Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Malcolm Philpott
Celia Johnson Mrs. Wheeler
Jack Lenoir Claude
André Oumansky Pei
Daniel Perche Tote
Jacques Maury Poupon
Nicolas Vogel Ducret
Hubert Noël Ducret's Aide
Michel Bardinet Legrain
Lyle Joyce U.S. Ambassador
René Roussel General Jaubert
Billy Kearns General Hornbecker
Serge Feuillard Officer
Roger Lumont Superintendent
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