Richard Weight not only brings us up to the cult’s revival in the late 70s – played out against its own soundtrack of Quadrophenia and the Jam – but reveals Mod to be the DNA of British youth culture, leaving its mark on glam and Northern Soul, punk and Two Tone, Britpop and rave.
Introduction -- 1. 'New Faces, Old Hands': The Making of Porridge -- 2. 'Rough Justice': Class and Power in Porridge -- 3. 'Men without Women': Sex and family in Porridge -- 4. 'Ways and Means': Sexuality, race and nation in Porridge -- 5. On the Rocks: Porridge goes to America -- 6. 'You can't buck the system': Screening Porridge -- 7. Going Straight: Freedom and restraint after Porridge -- 8. 'I ain't coming back': The legacy of Porridge -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Credits -- Index.