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Kate Beckinsale showed off special edition Royal Mail stamps printed of her late father Richard in his sitcom Porridge, she shared on Instagram on Monday.
The actress, 51, posed with printed posters of the stamps to celebrate the BBC show’s 50th anniversary.
Richard, known for his role as Lennie Godber in the BBC sitcom Porridge sadly, passed away in 1979 aged just 31, when Kate was six-years-old.
They feature quotes and pictures of the cast, including Ronnie Barker as old lag Fletcher, Richard as his cellmate Lennie, and Fulton Mackay as prison officer Mr Mackay.
Proud daughter Kate remembered her father in a heartfelt post as she shared snaps of her holding pictures of the collectable stamps up.
Kate Beckinsale, 51, showed off special edition Royal Mail stamps printed of her late father Richard in his sitcom Porridge, she shared on Monday
The actress posed with printed posters of the stamps to celebrate the BBC show’s 50th anniversary
She wrote: ‘Almost a year ago I was contacted by the Royal Mail with the incredibly moving and exciting news that they would be issuing a special set of Porridge themed stamps.
‘And I was so touched, excited and thrilled that my dad and Ronnie and Fulton and Sidney Lotterby and everyone involved in this extraordinary programme was being celebrated in this amazing way.’
She added: ‘Its a gorgeous tribute and I do want to say thank you so much to the Royal Mail and also to the millions of you who alerted me to the stamps even though I had known about them for a year – it was incredibly sweet of you to think of me.
‘Bless you. And long live Porridge, whose moment it seems will never pass x’
David Gold, director of external affairs and policy at Royal Mail, said: ‘Porridge continues to resonate with audiences even after five decades thanks to the quality of the writing and the characters the cast brought to the screen.
‘These stamps celebrate British television creativity that is timeless and enduring.’
The British TV show follows jailbirds Norman and Lennie as they come face to face with the reality of imprisonment while surrounded by petty criminals and prison officers including Mr Mackay and Mr Barrowclough, played by Brian Wilde.
The show, written by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais, ran for three series from 1974 to 1977.
Richard, known for his role as Lennie Godber in the BBC sitcom Porridge sadly, passed away in 1979 aged just 31, when Kate was six-years-old
They feature quotes and pictures of the cast, including Ronnie Barker as old lag Fletcher, Richard as his cellmate Lennie, and Fulton Mackay as prison officer Mr Mackay
The show, written by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais, ran for three series from 1974 to 1977
Showing the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree, Richard was an actor, known best for his roles as Lennie Godber in the BBC sitcom Porridge and Alan Moore in the ITV sitcom Rising Damp
In December, her stepfather Roy was hospitalised in Los Angeles after suffering ‘a massive stroke’ while battling two forms of cancer. He passed away a month later aged 87 (pictured in 2021 with her mother Judy Loe and Roy)
Showing the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree, Richard was an actor, known best for his roles as Lennie Godber in the BBC sitcom Porridge and Alan Moore in the ITV sitcom Rising Damp.
The star sadly passed away at the age of 31 after having a heart attack through the night.
He was father to Kate, whom he shared with Judy Loe and her older actress sister Samantha, 57, his only child from his marriage with Margaret Bradley.
Kate has an ode to her dad in her Instagram bio, in a quote reads: ‘A fatherless girl thinks all things possible and nothing safe,’ by Mary Gordon.
Her stepfather Roy Battersby died at the age of 87, on January 10.
Kate’s actress mother Judy Loe married Roy in 1997 — 18 years after Kate’s father, Porridge star Richard Beckinsale, died.
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