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The term cockney is often used to refer to working-class people of London, particularly east London, and the slang used by these people. It is also often used in reference to the "cockney accent." Download high resolution version (607x911, 90 KB) photo by lonpicman File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Download high resolution version (607x911, 90 KB) photo by lonpicman File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... St Mary-le-Bow Church, built 1671-1680, one of Wrens City Churches built after the Great Fire of London Interior St Mary-le-Bow (Bow Church) is a historic church in the City of London, off Cheapside. ... Statue of a coal miner in Charleston, WV, USA. Working class is a term used in academic sociology and in ordinary conversation. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... East London area East London is the name commonly given to the north eastern part of London, England on the north side of the River Thames. ... Cockney rhyming slang is a form of English slang which originated in the East End of London. ...


A "true" cockney is often said to be someone born within earshot of the Bow Bells, i.e. the bells of St Mary-le-Bow church in Cheapside in the City of London (which is not itself in the East End). However, the bells were silent from the outbreak of World War II until 1961[1]. Also, as the general din in London has increased, the area in which the bells can be heard has contracted. Formerly it included the City, Clerkenwell, Finsbury, Shoreditch, Hoxton, Stepney, Bethnal Green, Limehouse, Mile End, Wapping, Whitechapel, Shadwell, Bermondsey, Rotherhithe, Borough and Peckham although according to the legend of Dick Whittington the bells could also be heard from as far away as Highgate[2]. The association with Cockney and the East End in the public imagination may be due to many people assuming that Bow Bells are to be found in the district of Bow, rather than the lesser known St Mary-le-Bow church. St Mary-le-Bow Church, built 1671-1680, one of Wrens City Churches built after the Great Fire of London Interior St Mary-le-Bow (Bow Church) is a historic church in the City of London, off Cheapside. ... This article is about the street in London. ... Motto: Domine dirige nos Latin: Lord, guide us Shown within Greater London Sovereign state United Kingdom Constituent country England Region Greater London Status sui generis, City and Ceremonial County Admin HQ Guildhall Government  - Leadership see text  - Mayor John Stuttard  - MP Mark Field  - London Assembly John Biggs Area  - City  1. ... The East End of London, known locally as the East End, is an area, with no formal authority or boundaries, that spans a number of administative districts of London in England. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... Year 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Motto: Domine dirige nos Latin: Lord, guide us Shown within Greater London Sovereign state United Kingdom Constituent country England Region Greater London Status sui generis, City and Ceremonial County Admin HQ Guildhall Government  - Leadership see text  - Mayor John Stuttard  - MP Mark Field  - London Assembly John Biggs Area  - City  1. ... Clerkenwell Green and St James church Clerkenwell is an area of central London in the London Borough of Islington. ... Finsbury is a place in the south of the London Borough of Islington. ... Shoreditch Town Hall Shoreditch is a place in the London Borough of Hackney. ... Hoxton Square. ... Stepney is a place in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Limehouse Town Hall Limehouse is a place in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. ... Mile End is an area of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets in East London, England. ... Wapping Old Stairs, one of many points of access to the foreshore in the area. ... Whitechapel is a place in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, United Kingdom. ... Shadwell is an inner-city district in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets located on the north bank of the Thames between Wapping to the west and Limehouse to the east. ... , Bermondsey is an area of south London in the London Borough of Southwark. ... St Olavs, Rotherhithes Norwegian church. ... Look up Borough in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... , Peckham is an area of London, England, in the London Borough of Southwark, located 3. ... Dick Whittington is a character in British pantomime, very loosely based on the real-life Richard Whittington. ... View of Highgate, John Constable, 1st quarter of 19th century. ...

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Etymology

The term was in use in this sense as early as 1600, when Samuel Rowlands, in his satire The Letting of Humours Blood in the Head-Vaine, referred to 'a Bowe-bell Cockney'[3]. John Minsheu (or Minshew) was the first lexicographer to define the word in this sense, in his Ductor in Linguas (1617), where he referred to 'A cockney or cockny, applied only to one born within the sound of Bow bell, that is in the City of London'[4]. However, the etymologies he gave (from 'cock' and 'neigh', or from Latin incoctus, raw) were just guesses, and the OED later authoritatively explained the term as originating from cock and egg, meaning first a misshapen egg (1362), then a person ignorant of country ways (1521), then the senses mentioned above. 1600 was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday of the 10-day slower Julian calendar). ... Samuel Rowlands (c. ... 1867 edition of the satirical magazine Punch, a British satirical magazine, ground-breaking on popular literature satire. ... John Minsheu (or Minshew) (1560 - 1627) was an English linguist and lexicographer. ... Events Change of emperor of the Ottoman Empire from Ahmed I (1603-1617) to Mustafa I (1617-1623). ... Not to be confused with Entomology, the scientific study of insects. ... The Oxford English Dictionary print set The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) is a dictionary published by the Oxford University Press (OUP), and is the most successful dictionary of the English language, (not to be confused with the one-volume Oxford Dictionary of English, formerly New Oxford Dictionary of English, of... Centuries: 13th century - 14th century - 15th century Decades: 1310s 1320s 1330s 1340s 1350s - 1360s - 1370s 1380s 1390s 1400s 1410s Years: 1357 1358 1359 1360 1361 - 1362 - 1363 1364 1365 1366 1367 See also: 1362 state leaders Events Under Edward III, English replaces French as Englands national language, for the... Events January 3 - Pope Leo X excommunicates Martin Luther in the papal bull Decet Romanum Pontificem. ...


Francis Grose's A Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue (1785) derives the term from the following story: Francis Grose (1731 - 1791), antiquary and lexicographer, of Swiss extraction, was Richmond Herald 1755-63. ... Taken from the British Library Learning website page [1]: Francis Groses A Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue was first published in 1785 and is a dictionary of slang. ...

A citizen of London, being in the country, and hearing a horse neigh, exclaimed, Lord! how that horse laughs! A by-stander telling him that noise was called Neighing, the next morning, when the cock crowed, the citizen to shew he had not forgot what was told him, cried out, Do you hear how the Cock Neighs?[5]

An alternative derivation of the word can be found in Webster's New Universal Unabridged Dictionary: London was referred to by the Normans as the "Land of Sugar Cake" (Old French: pais de cocaigne), an imaginary land of idleness and luxury. A humorous appellation, the word "Cocaigne" referred to all of London and its suburbs, and over time had a number of spellings: Cocagne, Cockayne, and in Middle English, Cocknay and Cockney. The latter two spellings could be used to refer to both pampered children, and residents of London, and to pamper or spoil a child was 'to cocker' him. (See, for example, John Locke, "...that most children's constitutions are either spoiled or at least harmed, by cockering and tenderness." from Some Thoughts Concerning Education, 1693) 1888 advertisement for Websters Dictionary Websters Dictionary is the common title given to English language dictionaries in the United States, derived from American lexicographer Noah Webster. ... Pieter Bruegel the Elders „Das Schlaraffenland“ (The Land of Cockaigne), painted in 1567. ... Middle English is the name given by historical linguistics to the diverse forms of the English language spoken between the Norman invasion of 1066 and the mid-to-late 15th century, when the Chancery Standard, a form of London-based English, began to become widespread, a process aided by the... For other persons named John Locke, see John Locke (disambiguation). ... Events January 11 - Eruption of Mt. ...


Cockney area

The region in which "Cockneys" reside has changed over time, and is no longer the whole of London. As mentioned in the introduction, the traditional definition is that in order to be a Cockney, one must have been born within earshot of the Bow Bells. However, the church of St Mary-le-Bow was destroyed in 1666 by the Great Fire of London and rebuilt by Sir Christopher Wren. After the bells were destroyed again in 1941 in The Blitz of World War II, and before they were replaced in 1961, there was a period when by this definition no 'Bow-bell' Cockneys could be born. The use of such a literal definition produces other problems, since traffic noise and the current lack of a hospital with a maternity ward in earshot of the church [citation needed] would also severely limit the number of 'true' Cockneys that could be born. 1666 is often called Annus Mirabilis. ... Detail of painting from 1666 of the Great Fire of London by an unknown artist, depicting the fire as it would have appeared on the evening of Tuesday, 4 September from a boat in the vicinity of Tower Wharf. ... Christopher Wren. ... For other uses, see 1941 (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Blitz. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... Year 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...


A study was carried by the city in 2000 to see how far the Bow Bells could be heard[citation needed], and it was estimated that the bells would have been heard six miles to the east, five miles to the north, three miles to the south, and four miles to the west. Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ...


Thus while all East Enders are Cockneys, not all Cockneys are East Enders. The traditional core neighbourhoods of the East End are Bethnal Green, Whitechapel, Spitalfields, Stepney, Wapping, Limehouse, Poplar, Millwall, Hackney, Shoreditch, Bow and Mile End. The area gradually expanded as more land was built upon. The East End of London, known locally as the East End, is an area, with no formal authority or boundaries, that spans a number of administative districts of London in England. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Whitechapel is a place in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, United Kingdom. ... Christ Church, Spitalfields Spitalfields, an area in Tower Hamlets, east London near to Liverpool Street station and Brick Lane which gets its name from a contraction of hospital fields, as there used to be a major hospital in the area. ... Stepney is a place in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. ... Wapping Old Stairs, one of many points of access to the foreshore in the area. ... Limehouse Town Hall Limehouse is a place in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. ... Poplar is an area of the East End of London in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. ... , Millwall is an area in London, on the western side of the Isle of Dogs, in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. ... The London Borough of Hackney is a London Borough in the east end of London and part of inner London. ... Shoreditch Town Hall Shoreditch is a place in the London Borough of Hackney. ... Bow is an area of East London, in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. ... Mile End is an area of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets in East London, England. ...


Migration of Cockneys has also led to migration of the dialect. As Chatham Dockyard expanded during the 18th Century, large numbers of workers were relocated from the dockland areas of London, bringing with them a "Cockney" accent and vocabulary. Within a short period this famously distinguished Chatham from the neighbouring areas, including the City of Rochester, which had the traditional Kentish accent. In Essex, towns that mostly grew up from post-war migration out of London (e.g. Basildon, Harlow and West Horndon) often have a strong Cockney influence on local speech. Basildon (IPA, ) is a New Town located in south Essex, England at . It was designated as a New Town after World War II in 1948 to accommodate the London population overspill. ... Harlow is a new town and local government district in Essex, England. ... West Horndon is a village in the south of the Brentwood borough of Essex on the boundary with Thurrock and in the East of England. ...


Cockney speech

Cockney speakers have a distinctive accent and dialect, and frequently use Cockney rhyming slang. The Survey of English Dialects took a recording from a long-time resident of Hackney.[6] Cockney rhyming slang is a form of English slang which originated in the East End of London. ... The Survey of English Dialects was undertaken between 1950 and 1961 under the direction of Professor Harold Orton of the English department of the University of Leeds. ...


John Camden Hotten, in his Slang Dictionary of 1859 makes reference to "their use of a peculiar slang language" when describing the costermongers of London's East End. In terms of other slang, there are also several borrowings from Yiddish, including kosher (originally Hebrew, via Yiddish, meaning legitimate) and shtumm (/ʃtʊm/ originally German, via Yiddish, meaning quiet[7]), as well as Romany, for example wonga (meaning money, from the Romany "wanga" meaning coal[8]), and cushty (from the Romany kushtipen, meaning good). A fake Cockney accent, as used by some actors, is sometimes called 'Mockney'. Year 1859 (MDCCCLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... A costermonger was a street seller of fruit and vegetables. ... Yiddish (ייִדיש, Jiddisch) is a Germanic language spoken by about four million Jews throughout the world. ... Romany (or Romani) relates to: The Roma: a people sometimes pejoratively called Gypsies. Their language Romany was the pseudonym of a broadcaster and writer of Roma descent, George Bramwell Evens. ... In British English, the term mockney (a Portmanteau of mock and Cockney) has come to be used, predominantly in the media, to describe those who present themselves as Cockneys (or, by extension, other working-class groups) with the intention of gaining popular credibility. ...


Typical features of Cockney speech include:

  • T-glottalisation: Use of the glottal stop as an allophone of /t/ in various positions[9][10], including after a stressed syllable. /t/ may also be flapped intervocalically[11]
  • Loss of dental fricatives[12]:
    • /θ/ becomes [f] in all environments. [mæf] "math"
    • /ð/ becomes [v] in all environments except word-initially when it is [d]. [bɒvə] "bother," [dæɪ] "they."
  • Diphthong alterations[13]:
    • /eɪ/ → [æɪ]: [bæɪʔ] "bait"
    • /əʊ/ → [æʉ]: [kʰæʉʔ] "coat"
    • /aɪ/ → [ɑɪ]: [bɑɪʔ] "bite"
    • /aʊ/ may be [æə]: [tʰæən] "town"
  • Other vowel differences include
    • /æ/ → [ɛ̝] or [ɛi][14]: [tʰɛ̝n] "tan"
    • /ʌ/ → [ɐ̟][15]
    • /ɔː/ → /oː/ when in non-final position[16]
    • /iː/ → [əi][17]: [bəiʔ] "beet"
    • /uː/ → [əʉ] or [ʉː][18]: [bʉːʔ] "boot"
  • Vocalisation of dark l, hence [mɪowɔː] for Millwall. The actual realization of a vocalized /l/ is influenced by surrounding vowels and it may be realized as [u], [o], or [ɤ][19]
  • Grammatical features:[20]
    • Use of me instead of my, for example, "At's me book you got 'ere ."
    • Use of ain't instead of isn't, am not, are not, has not, and have not
  • Use of double negatives, for example "I didn't see nothing"[citation needed]

Most of the features mentioned above have in recent years partly spread into more general south-eastern speech, giving the accent called Estuary English; an Estuary speaker will use some but not all of the Cockney sounds. The characteristics of Cockney as opposed to Estuary are the dropping of H and grammatical features like the use of ain't. Note: This page or section contains IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. ... In linguistics, l-vocalization is a process by which an sound (a lateral consonant) is replaced by a vowel or semivowel sound. ... , Millwall is an area in London, on the western side of the Isle of Dogs, in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. ... A double negative occurs when two forms of negation are used in the same sentence. ... Estuary English is a name given to the form of English widely spoken in South East England, especially along the river Thames and its estuary. ...


A television advertisement for Heineken beer in the 1980s showed a Sloane woman receiving elocution lessons in Cockney, parodying My Fair Lady. In the advert, she was being taught to say "The wa'er in Majorca don' taste like wot it ough' a", but could only manage a posh rendition of "The water in Mallorca doesn't taste quite how it should" (until, of course, she drank the beer). Heineken Pilsener is an alcoholic lager beer made by Heineken since 1868. ... The 1980s refers to the years from 1980 to 1989. ... The term Sloane Ranger (often pluralised to just Sloanes or Sloanies) originally referred to the young upper- and upper-middle-class men and women living in West London. ... My Fair Lady is a musical with a book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe, based on George Bernard Shaws Pygmalion. ... Look up Posh in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...


More recently, the Geico automobile insurance company has used a gecko lizard in its television advertising campaign that speaks in a cockney accent. The character is voiced by Jake Wood. Jake Wood (born 12 July 1972) is a British actor. ...


Today, certain elements of Cockney English are declining in usage within the area it is most associated with, displaced by a Jamaican Creole-influenced variety gaining popularity amongst young Londoners, particularly, though far from exclusively, those of Afro-Caribbean descent. [citation needed] Nevertheless, the glottal stop, double negatives, and the vocalization of the dark L (and other features of traditional cockney speech), along with some rhyming slang terms are still in common usage. As cockneys have moved out of London, they have often taken their dialect with them. There may actually be more speakers of the Cockney dialect in Dagenham than in Whitechapel, even though the former is not in the traditional Cockney area. The East End of London, known locally as the East End, is an area, with no formal authority or boundaries, that spans a number of administative districts of London in England. ... Jamaican Creole, also known locally as Patois/(Patwa) or simply Jamaican, is an English/African-based language --not to be confused with Jamaican English nor with the Rastafarian use of English-- used primarily on the island of Jamaica. ... Afro-Caribbean may refer to: the British Afro-Caribbean community other members of the African diaspora in or from the Carribean This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title. ...


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Famous Londoners

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Bernard Bresslaw (born Stepney, London, February 25, 1934 - Enfield, June 11, 1993) was an English actor who was trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. ... Stepney is a place in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. ... Eric Bristow MBE (The Crafty Cockney) (born Hackney, London, 25 April 1957) is a British darts player, whose skill at the game in the 1980s helped turn it into a worldwide spectator sport. ... Hackney is the principal area of the London Borough of Hackney in East London. ... Max Bygraves - CD cover Max Bygraves OBE (born 16 October 1922 in Rotherhithe, London as Walter William Bygraves) is an English singer songwriter, famous for his waving hands. ... St Olavs, Rotherhithes Norwegian church. ... This article is about the English actor. ... ... St Olavs, Rotherhithes Norwegian church. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Bow is an area of East London, in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. ... “Charles Chaplin” redirects here. ... ... , St. ... Chas & Dave are Cockney pop rock music artists, often billed as Chas n Dave. ... Sir John Edward Cohen (6 October 1898–24 March 1979), born Jacob Edward Kohen and commonly known as Jack Cohen, was a British businessman who founded the Tesco supermarket chain. ... For other uses, see Tesco (disambiguation). ... Whitechapel is a place in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, United Kingdom. ... Windsor Davies (born August 28, 1930) is an English-born Welsh actor. ... , Canning Town is an area of East London, England and is one of the best places in the eastern part of London. ... Roger Caesar Marius Bernard de Delgado Torres Castillo Roberto (March 1, 1918 – June 18, 1973) was a British actor, best known for his role as the Master in Doctor Who. ... Whitechapel is a place in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, United Kingdom. ... Craig Fairbrass (born Stepney, London 1964) is an English actor. ... Stepney is a place in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. ... Bud Flanagan was a popular Wartime entertainer, born Chaim Reuven Weintrop 14th October 1896 in Whitechapel, the East End, London, England and died 20th October 1968. ... Whitechapel is a place in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, United Kingdom. ... This article is about the English model and singer; for the American erotic actress, see Samantha Fox (porn star). ... Mile End is an area of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets in East London, England. ... Gary Holton (22 September 1952 - 25 October 1985) was an English actor and musician from London. ... Hackney is the principal area of the London Borough of Hackney in East London. ... Kenneth Thomas Kenney (or Kenny) Jones (born September 16, 1948 in Stepney, London) is a veteran English rock drummer best known for his work in the Small Faces, the Faces, and The Who. ... Stepney is a place in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. ... Ronald Ronnie Kray (24 October 1933 – 17 March 1995) and Reginald Reggie Kray (24 October 1933 – 1 October 2000) were identical twin brothers, and the foremost organised crime leaders in Londons East End during the 1950s and 60s. ... Hoxton Square. ... Ronald Lane (April 1, 1946 - June 4, 1997) was an English singer, songwriter and bass player (nicknamed Plonk) best known for his membership in two prominent English rock bands, Small Faces (1965-69) and Faces (1970-75). ... Bow is an area of East London, in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. ... Angela Lansbury CBE (born October 16, 1925) is a four-time Tony-winning, six-time Golden Globe-winning, three-time Oscar-nominated, and eighteen-time Emmy-nominated English actress. ... Poplar is an area of the East End of London in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. ... Dame Vera Lynn DBE (born 20 March 1917) is a retired British singer whose career flourished during World War II, when she was nicknamed The Forces Sweetheart. She is best known for the popular songs Well Meet Again and The White Cliffs of Dover. Lynn is one of the... East Ham is a place in the London Borough of Newham. ... Leonard McLean (April 9, 1949 - July 28, 1998), better known as The Guvnor, was a famed East End of London bareknuckle fighter, bouncer, former criminal, author, television presenter, and actor; McLean was often referred to as the hardest man in Britain. McLean made his name in the late 1960s... Hoxton Square. ... Categories: Movie stubs | 1998 films | British films ... Leonard Gary Oldman (born March 21, 1958) is an English actor, writer and director who initially came to prominence for his portrayal of Sid Vicious in the 1986 film Sid & Nancy. ... , New Cross is a district on the north tip of the London Borough of Lewisham. ... This article is about the entertainer. ... The Hackney Empire is one of the oldest surviving music halls in Britain. ... Philip Ridley is a multi-talented artist born in London, England. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Stepney is a place in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. ... Terence Stamp (born July 22, 1939) is an English actor. ... Stepney is a place in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. ... Young Love by Tommy Steele Tommy Steele OBE (born December 17, 1936 in London, England) is a English entertainer. ... , Bermondsey is an area of south London in the London Borough of Southwark. ... Sir Alan Michael Sugar (born 24 March 1947) is an English businessman with an estimated fortune of £700 million. ... The Hackney Empire is one of the oldest surviving music halls in Britain. ... Barbara Ann Deeks MBE (born 6 August 1937), better known as Barbara Windsor, sometimes known as Babs Windsor, is an English actress. ... Shoreditch Town Hall Shoreditch is a place in the London Borough of Hackney. ... Raymond Andrew Winstone (born February 19, 1957) is an Emmy Award winning English film and television actor. ... The London Borough of Hackney is a London Borough in the east end of London and part of inner London. ...

Famous cockney performances

Bill Bailey is also the name commonly used to refer to a popular song with the full title of Wont You Come Home Bill Bailey. Mark Bill Bailey (born 24 February 1964, Bath, Somerset) is an English comedian, actor, and musician known for appearing on Never Mind the Buzzcocks... Timothy Bateson (born April 3, 1926, London, England) is a British actor. ... The speedy deletion of this page is contested. ... Labyrinth is a 1986 fantasy film directed by Jim Henson, produced by George Lucas, and designed through the art of Brian Froud. ... Ronnie Barker Ronald William George Barker OBE (September 25, 1929 – October 3, 2005), popularly known as Ronnie Barker and (as a writer) Gerald Wiley , was an English comic actor and writer. ... Norman Stanley Fletcher, played by Ronnie Barker Norman Stanley Fletch Fletcher (born February 2, 1932) is the main character in the popular BBC sitcom Porridge. ...