Harry Grout

Harry Grout, the genial unofficial prison governor was a character in Porridge and Life Beyond The Box (29 December 2003). Grouty was the genial man who was very terrifying, he even scared Norman Stanley Fletcher. Grouty was a drug peddler and ran a criminal empire from his cell. Grouty was played by Peter Vaughan.

Backstory
Harry Grout was born in about 1920 in London, England. He became a local tearaway then turned to crime and became a career criminal. He earned the nickname Grouty. He was later jailed for his crimes and transferred to HMP Slade in Cumbria, 300 miles north of London.

1974-1977
Grouty was the unofficial governor of Slade Prison. He ran a criminal empire from his cell, which had all the mod cons, from a TV to a radio so he could listen to The Archers. Grouty had a sofa in his cell. Grouty had a henchman called Crusher, a Scotsman.

After 1977
Grouty was later released from Slade and in 1980, he was reunited with Fletch again.

2003
In 2003 it was revealed the despicable old nerk Grouty died in 2001 while flying back to England from Spain.

Memorable info
Born: About 1920

Birthplace: London, England

Died: 2001

Full Name: Harry (Harold or Henry) Grout

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Occupation: Gangster